The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. The October 2009 visa bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for China and India. Click here to view the October…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Office Clerk, General.” The employer filed a LC which was accepted for processing on October 16, 2006. Form ETA 9089…
According to a recent AILA Liaison Committee meeting, I-485, Adjustment of Status applicants who intend to file for their second or subsequent I-131 reentry permit should file with 30 days or less remaining on the previous valid I-131 document…otherwise an RFE will most likely be issued asking for the valid…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Centers were released on August 14, 2009 with processing dates as of June 30, 2009. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Supervisor/Service Manager.” The employer filed a LC requiring seven years of experience in the job offered, and the case was…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Assistant Director.” The employer filed a LC on behalf of an alien worker in August of 2006, where the Employer…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Accounting/Bookkeeping Assistant.” On March 2, 2007, the employer filed a LC on behalf of an alien worker, indicating that the…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Food Preparation Worker.” The employer filed a LC and had checked the box on Form 9089 indicating that there was…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Brickmason.” The employer filed a LC on behalf of an alien worker and in October of 2007, the CO issued…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Cook.” The employer filed a LC on behalf of an alien worker and in November of 2007, the CO issued…