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 “Producer.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. It required the Employer to show proof…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2014 statistics (third quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2014 statistics (third quarter) cover April 2014 through June 2014. The link to each program factsheet is…
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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 first half of FY 2014 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of March 14, 2014, the cap for the 1st…
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 “Literary & Media Specialist”. The CO denied the application stating that the Employer failed to provide sufficient documentation of a radio advertisement. He cited it…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2014 statistics (second quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2014 statistics (Second quarter) cover January 2014 through March 2014. The link to each program factsheet is…
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 Immigration Advocates Network (IAN), the American Immigration Council (AIC) and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) launched a new mobile app for your smartphone called, “Pocket DACA.” This app is designed to help undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children understand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 6/1/14. 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…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the July 2014 Visa Bulletin As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the July 2014 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moving from 11/15/04 to 9/1/08; movement in EB3 date for…