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…
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…
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Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 6/3/14 with processing dates as of 4/30/14. 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 U.S. Department of State (DOS) has confirmed with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that they have stopped authorizing visa numbers for the EB-3 preference category for nationals of China as of 05/09/14. The reason for stopping is that the EB-3 China cutoff date retrogressed from 10/01/2012 in the…
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…
President Obama has reportedly told the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Jeh Johnson to continue the review of his department’s deportation policies! The President has instructed him to delay the release of the report until after Congress takes its August recess. The White House is concerned that…
Each year, people from all over the world come to the United States in search of protection because they have experienced oppression or fear that they will suffer oppression due to religion, race, nationality, political opinion or membership in a social group. There is no limit placed on the number…
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…