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Articles Posted in PERM – Labor Certification
BALCA and the Employee Referral Program
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently reversed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification for an alien worker for the position of “Junior Trading Systems Developer.” On the Application for Permanent Employment accepted by the CO, the Employer listed the three additional recruitment…
REMINDER – Submit Your Questions
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 4th, 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…
BALCA Vacates CO’s Denial and Provides Standards for Employee Referral Programs
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…
REMINDER – Submit Your Questions
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…
BALCA Remands Due to Employer’s Confusing Address
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…
BALCA Remands Finding Evidence of Job Order Placement Sufficient
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 nonprofessional position of “Baker.” The Employer’s application was accepted for processing on May 2, 2007 but later denied by the CO…
BALCA Affirms CO’s Denial – NOF Did Not Provide “Offered Wage”
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 “Senior Immigration Paralegal.” The Employer’s Application was originally accepted by the CO on August 22, 2007 on which the Employer had…
BALCA Affirms CO’s Denial – Employer Website Posting Insufficient
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 “Applications Engineer.” The Employer’s Application was accepted by the CO on October 10, 2007 and listed that the Employer had advertised…
BALCA Affirms CO’s Denial – NOF Contained A Wage Less Than That Offered to the Alien
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 “Production Planning/Scheduling Manager.” The Employer listed the offered wage for the position as $67,000 per year and required a Master’s degree…