The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2014 statistics (first quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2014 statistics (first quarter) cover October 2013 through December 2013. 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 “Travel Agent.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. It required the Employer to present…
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 the last count (2/21/14); 33,337 beneficiaries have been…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have updated and streamlined e-Request. E-Request is a USCIS online customer service inquiry tool which allows an individual to quickly select and submit an online request to USCIS for the following instances listed below: Case Inquiry • Case outside of normal…
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2013 statistics in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2013 statistics cover October 2012 through September 2013. The link to each program factsheet is listed below: • Permanent…
The Fiscal Year 2015 H-1B season is quickly approaching and has been projected to be yet another short season. Each Fiscal Year (FY), which starts on October 1, 65,000 H-1B visas become available for what is referred to as the “General Cap,” and 20,000 H-1B visas become available for what…
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 “Translator.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO denied certification. The CO cited the Employer’s ETA Form 9089 indicated…
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…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 2/18/14 with processing dates as of 12/31/13. 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…