H-2B for employers
H-2B recruiting, from sourcing to the first day on site.
You run your H-2B program. We bring you the people. Sourcing abroad, vetting, preparation, and arrival support — plus straight answers for your team and for every worker we send.
How we work
Sourcing against your certified job order
We recruit abroad for the occupation, the skills, the physical demands, and the season you are staffing. Not a resume pile — candidates who fit the job you actually posted.
Vetting before you commit
Work history, references, and skill match verified. We confirm each candidate has the required documents and meets the eligibility requirements before a name reaches you.
Preparation of every worker
Document checks, help assembling everything the worker needs to supply, and a clear explanation of the job, the pay, and the conditions before anyone travels.
Travel, arrival and placement
Transportation coordination, arrival logistics, and on-site orientation, so your crew is productive in its first week.
Bilingual support all season
Schedules, questions, and the day-to-day issues that keep crews productive. We stay in contact instead of disappearing after arrival.
Advice is part of the service
Recruiting for a seasonal program goes wrong in predictable ways. We've seen all of them, and the advice is included — for your team and for the workers.
For your team
Which candidate profiles hold up in each occupation, how much lead time the recruiting really needs, what to expect from a first-season crew, and how to set it up so they come back.
For the workers
Guidance from the first minute of contact: which documents to have ready, how the process moves, what the job involves, and what the season is like. A worker who arrives knowing what they signed up for is the one who stays through the season.
Recruiting calendar
When should we start looking?
Tell us when your season starts and we will show you the recruiting calendar that gets your crew there on time.
Tell us when your season starts and we will show you the recruiting calendar that gets your crew there on time.
An estimate to frame the conversation, based on how long recruiting for these occupations normally takes. It covers recruiting only — the legal calendar for your program is a separate one, set with your attorney.
Common questions
Recruiting, vetting, preparation, travel and arrival coordination, on-site placement, and bilingual support through the season. Advice on the recruiting side is included, for your team and for the workers.
The earlier the better — about five months before your season starts is a comfortable lead time. Sourcing and vetting properly takes time, and the candidate pool is deepest before everyone else starts calling.
Our own network is strongest across Latin America, and we can recruit from any country on the U.S. eligible-country list, depending on what the job order calls for. We always recruit against that specific order — never whoever happens to be available.
On a local placement, we replace the person. On H-2B, a mid-season replacement depends on the petition and on consular processing, which is exactly why we over-vet before anyone travels. Either way we stay involved through the season, and our team is bilingual, so most problems get resolved on the phone before they become yours.
No. Most of what we do is ordinary staffing for U.S. employers — temporary, seasonal, and temp-to-hire. H-2B is what we add when a season demands more than your permanent team can handle.
What we are, and what we are not
Tico Staffing is a staffing and recruitment company, not a law firm, and nothing on this page is legal advice. Program rules are set by the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the annual cap is set by Congress, and all of it changes over time. We work alongside qualified immigration counsel and always recommend you confirm your specific situation with an attorney.
Tell us what you need to staff.
Give us the roles, the headcount, and the dates. We'll tell you what we can source and how the calendar looks.