The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. The H-2B cap limit for first half of FY 2015 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of the last count (12/12/14); 15,579 beneficiaries have been approved…
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Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2014) 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…
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 “Electrical Helper.” Procedural Case History – Case was originally accepted by DOL on December 3, 2007. June 11, 2008 CO denied certification. Appeal File was…
Attorney Kellie Lego has been selected to the 2015, Maryland Rising Stars list in the field of Immigration Law. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters…
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 Fiscal Year 2016 H-1B season is quickly approaching and has been projected to be another short season. The H1B CAP for FY2015 was reached on April 7, 2014. Each Fiscal Year (FY), which starts on October 1, 65,000 H-1B visas become available for what is referred to as the…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the January 2015 Visa Bulletin As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the January 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India remains at 2/15/05; the EB3 date for nationals from India…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 12/1/14. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal is current; for an…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 12/5/14 with processing dates as of 10/31/14. 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…