A recent survey along with a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) affirm the E-Verify system is a key tool in ensuring a legal workforce in the U.S. The report by the GAO also revealed improvements in the system such as establishing better safeguards for personal information and…
A new web-based tool called “Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises” (VIBE) is being introduced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to enhance the adjudication of certain employment-based immigration petitions. VIBE functions by compiling basic information about companies/organizations who petition on behalf of alien workers to confirm authenticity. Currently,…
As of February 11, 2011 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card to certain applicants. An individual will only receive the new card after filing Forms I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) and I-131 (Application for Travel Document) concurrently or after filing…
Over the course of the 2010 fiscal year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalized over 676,000 individuals. 6.6 million individuals have been naturalized in the United States in the last decade. To become naturalized, an individual must file an Application for Naturalization (Form N-400) and meet the following requirements…
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Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on February 14, 2011 with processing dates as of December 31, 2010. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently vacated and remanded the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification for an alien worker for the position of “Software Applications Engineer.” The CO accepted the employer’s application for Permanent Employment Certification on behalf of the alien. The…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, February 18th, 2011 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…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the March 2011 Visa Bulletin. The March 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 Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently vacated and remanded the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification for an alien worker for the position of “Chef.” After certification was denied on May 25, 2007 because the company could not prove that it was a…