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 “Care Provider.” The employer filed an application for LC which was accepted for processing on January 30, 2008. On February…
Annually, the United States government issues a maximum of 55,000 green cards through a computer-generated random lottery drawing. Applications for the DV 2011 random lottery will be accepted Friday, October 2, 2009 through Monday, November 30, 2009. Paper entries will not be accepted, eligible participants may access the electronic Diversity…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended information collection for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion until November 30, 2009. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-290B. Members of the public are encouraged to submit comments and/or suggestions to USCIS, especially…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended information collection for Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e) until November 30, 2009. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-129F. Members of the public are encouraged to submit comments and/or suggestions to USCIS, especially comments…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended information collection for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker until October 28, 2009. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-140. Members of the public are encouraged to submit comments and/or suggestions to USCIS, especially…
On October 1, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of September 25, 2009, 46,700 H-1B cap subject nonimmigrant visa petitions have been accepted by USCIS. The Service has advised that they will continue…
In an effort to detect, deter and combat immigration benefit fraud and strengthen efforts in ensuring benefits are not granted to those who threaten national security or public safety, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) have commenced an assessment of…
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released on October 1, 2009 with processing dates as of October 1, 2009 If you filed an appeal, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The current processing time for…
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 “Financial Manager.” The employer filed an application for LC which was accepted for processing on April 12, 2007. Form 9089…
Do you have questions about the status of your pending Employment Based I-485 Petition? Hopefully the Q&A created by the USCIS will help ease your frustration and answer some of your questions. Following the Q&A are I-485 Employment Based Inventory Statistics, which provide an explanation as to how to interpret…