The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I- 102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document until May 24, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-102. The purpose of this form is for a nonimmigrant to apply for…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on March 12, 2010 with processing dates as of January 31, 2010. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions should be filed on April 1, 2010 for Fiscal Year 2011, which begins on October 1, 2010 and ends September 30, 2011. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B visa petitions for professionals that count against the FY2010 cap on April…
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released on March 2, 2010 with processing dates as of March 1, 2010. 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…
Effective January 21, 2010, the Department of Labor’s iCERT online system was updated to allow the submission of electronic prevailing wage determination requests. This electronic process was intended to allow Employers and/or their Designated Representatives to submit and obtain prevailing wage determinations (PWD) for use in the H-1B, H-1B1 (Chile/Singapore),…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker until April 9, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-129. The purpose of this form is for employers to petition for an alien to come…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on February 17, 2010 with processing dates as of December 31, 2009. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released on February 17, 2010 with processing dates as of February 1, 2010. 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 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Liaison Committee received reports from AILA members that CBP inspectors at the Newark, New Jersey airport port of entry were apparently assisting in an investigation involving certain H-1B nonimmigrants from India and certain H-1B petitioner companies. The CBP…
Due to the passage of the Employ American Worker Act (EAWA), the USCIS is required to collect Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) information on each H-1B petitioning employer. Under the EAWA legislation, any company that has received TARP funding and seeks to hire new H-1B workers is considered an “H-1B…