In-person interviews only required for H-2B applicants causing delays to both visa types Two recent letters sent to the Administration underscore a growing and urgent concern across both agricultural and seasonal business communities: visa processing delays tied to...
Join FEWA on May 4 - 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. for the H-2B Fly-In, organized in collaboration with the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) and the Seasonal Employment Alliance (SEA). This event comes at a pivotal time for our industry, as...
For Member Guide Theresa Luchak, life is built on family and responsibility. Whether she’s guiding FEWA members through the H-2 visa process or tending goats at her home in Blessing, Texas, she approaches everything with care and consistency. Theresa joined FEWA at...
It’s not too early to recommend the FEWA scholarship to a post-high school student and share the web page with them to complete the simple online application that is due July 15, 2026. The FEWA scholarships provide assistance to children of families involved in...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,490 H-2B visas made available for the first allocation of returning workers of fiscal year 2026 with start dates from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2026, under...
Finally, some good news regarding our efforts for H-2B cap relief. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a supplemental H-2B visa rule releasing 64,716 additional visas in three tranches. There is no Northern Central America (NCA) carve-out in this...
From the classroom to the conference room. Member Guide Vanessa Ryman has spent her professional life helping others learn, grow, and succeed. Before joining FEWA in 2019, she worked nearly a decade in education, teaching elementary school students across multiple...
(Washington, D.C., December 9, 2025)--The American economy depends on a reliable, legal, and timely workforce to keep essential industries running. Today, more than 2,200 small businesses call on the Trump Administration to immediately release the 64,716 supplemental...
The Federation of Employers and Workers of America (FEWA) and the H-2B Workforce Coalition continue to advocate for the release of H-2B supplemental visas for 2026. We are asking FEWA members and others to communicate with your elected officials to pressure the...
On October 16, 2025, FEWA’s legal partner, Shawn Packer, discussed significant changes happening to H-2A rules that will impact your 2026 H-2A applications. Not only did the Department of Labor rescind their “No Staggering Dates” policy on August 25, 2025, but they...