The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently overturned the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of “Battery Engineer.” The CO denied the application stating that the Employer’s web posting did not identify the job location. He cited it was in violation…
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Officials from the City of Houston, Texas announced that they would not be asking for immigration status or documents at shelters or relief centers opened for the victims of the massive flooding caused by the constant rain from Tropical Storm Harvey. The exact statement released on the City’s Official Tweeter…
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
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 Commissioning Engineer.” After obtaining & examining an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification ordering the Employer to submit…
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…
List of Top News Stories from the last week related to Immigration: Politico (politico.com) – 8/23/17: Shutdown threat grows as Trump digs in on wall President Donald Trump’s stated Tuesday Night during a Political Campaign Rally in Phoenix, Arizona that he would shut down the federal government if he…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/16/17 with processing dates as of 6/30/17. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
USCIS has released their second quarter, Fiscal Year 2017 (FY2017) citizenship and naturalization data for Naturalization (Form N-400 Application) as a statistical table. This table contains data on citizenship and naturalization benefits and application processing times. They have divided the form by category: Category of Naturalization, Case Status, and USCIS…