The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of “Senior Managing Consultant.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. He instructed the Employer to…
House Thursday, December 20, 2018 Committee: U.S. House Judiciary Committee Title: Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security Time: 10:00 am Place: Room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Note: Check title link for live streaming video of hearing at scheduled time, if available! Source of Information:…
USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-2B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap (33,000) for the first half of FY 2019. December 6, 2018 is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before April 1, 2019. The “final receipt…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the January 2019 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates…
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The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
Senate Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Committee: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Title: Oversight of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Time: 10:00 am Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building 226, Washington, D.C. Note: Check title link for live streaming video of hearing at scheduled time, if available! Wednesday, December 12, 2018…
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 American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
As of October 1st, the USCIS has increased the Premium Processing fee for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. The Premium Processing fee has increased from $1,225 to $1,410, an increase of about 15%. The government stated there has been no…