The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of July 8, 2011, 19,000 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of July 8, 2011,…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the August 2011 Visa Bulletin. The August 2011 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…
The following immigration-related bills were introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate in June 2011 and summarized below by AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association): Senate Bills Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation (POWER) Act (S. 1195) Introduced by Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) on 6/14/11 Summary: Amends the INA…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of July 1, 2011, 18,400 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of July 1, 2011,…
The USCIS conducted numerous naturalization ceremonies, welcoming more than 24,000 new citizens beginning on June 27 and leading up to July 4th, to commemorate America’s 235th birthday. Eight of the approximate 350 ceremonies were specifically held for members of the U.S. armed forces. The Director of USCIS, Alejandro Mayorkas provided…
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification for an alien worker for the position of “Personal Finance Advisor.” After receiving the Employer’s Application, the CO issued an Audit Notification. After receiving the audit response, the CO…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification for an alien worker for the position of “Software Engineer, Applications.” An Audit Notification was issued by the CO requesting evidence of the Employer’s recruitment efforts. In the response…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of June 24th, 2011, 17,400 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of June 24th, 2011,…