Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 9/19/14 with processing dates as of 7/31/14. 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…
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 “Design Engineer-Mechanical.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. The Employer responded by sending its…
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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 the second half of FY 2014 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (9/12/14); 26,193 beneficiaries have been…
After the release of the “Visa Bulletin for October 2014” by the Department of State (DOS) the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) DOS Liaison Committee had a “check-in” with Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, DOS. They communicate with Mr. Oppenheim monthly to obtain his…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a stakeholder teleconference on Thursday, October 9, 2014 between 11:00am to 12:30 pm (EST). The subject of the event will be a discussion of H-1B filing tips and eligibility requirements for Religious Workers and will include Q&A sessions. This…
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 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2014 statistics (fourth quarter*) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2014 statistics (fourth quarter) cover July 2014 through September 2014*. The link to each program factsheet is…
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 “Multi-Media Artists & Animators.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. After the Employer responded,…
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day are observed on the same day each year, September 17th. This day is set aside to celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and also to observe and recognize the responsibilities of all U.S. citizens! The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will…