The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the September 2013 Visa Bulletin As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the September 2013 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India at 6/15/08; EB3 date for nationals from India at 9/22/03;…
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 “Design Engineer-Mechanical.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. The Employer responded by sending its…
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 8/2/13 with processing dates as of 5/31/13. 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…
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 2013 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (8/2/13); 26,860 beneficiaries have been…
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 “Multi-Media Artists & Animators.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. After the Employer responded,…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have contracted with IdeaScale.com to allow online USCIS stakeholders to submit interactive feedback and new ideas to improve USCIS customer service. USCIS has setup the “USCIS Idea Community”, an online site that allows registered users to: submit feedback and ideas, to vote on…
Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets! The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants,…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have added more Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the subject of Same-Sex Marriages and immigration benefits. There are now a total of (9) answered questions on the following subjects: “Petitioning for my Spouse”, “Applying for Benefits”, “Changes in Eligibility Based on Same-Sex Marriage”,…