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 (7/18/14); 24,769 beneficiaries have been…
On Wednesday, July 9, 2014, Leon Rodriguez was sworn in as the next Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS is a federal government agency with nearly 18,000 employees. They are responsible for administering the country’s immigration and naturalization system. USCIS is under the control of the U.S.…
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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 “Home Health Care Aide” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. He asked the employer…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 7/1/14. 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 7/8/14 with processing dates as of 5/31/14. 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…
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 Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the August 2014 Visa Bulletin As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the August 2014 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moving from 9/1/08 to 1/22/09; movement in EB3 date for…
President Obama has asked Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funds to deal with the current crisis of unaccompanied minors crossing the southwest border of the United States. These children are fleeing from Mexico (25%) and the Central American (75%) countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The list below…
From June 30th to July 4th, the USCIS held over 100 naturalization ceremonies across the U.S. to help celebrate the 4th of July holiday! Nearly 9000 new citizens were administered the Oath of Allegiance during these ceremonies. USCIS Acting Director Lori Scialabba stated, “We’re honored to celebrate Independence Day by…