The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will be presenting a national Creole (Konsèy) language engagement session. Konsèy stands for Haitian Creole and the session will take place on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (EST). This free session is an opportunity for Creole speakers to…
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 (1/10/14); 14,572 beneficiaries have been…
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 “Production Supervisor.” Upon evaluating the Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO denied the Labor Application because he believed it violated PERM regulation 20…
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Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 1/1/14. 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 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Department of State Liaison Committee has posted that the U.S. Department of State (DOS) informed them that the Mexican F2A* visa preference category is expected to retrogress in the spring of FY2014. Visa retrogression means that the cut-off dates that govern visa availability moves…
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 “Cook Assistant, Japanese Cuisine.” After audit, the CO denied the labor certification stating the prevailing wage on the ETA form 9089 did not match the…
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 February 2014 Visa Bulletin As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the February 2014 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India remains at 11/15/04; EB3 date for nationals from India remains…
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 (12/30/13); 12,313 beneficiaries have been…