http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/ Published by MVP Law Group, P.A. en-us 2008-12-17T09:32:33-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/employmentbased_adjustment_cas.html If you have received a transfer notice from one of the USCIS service centers that your case is being transferred to the National Benefits Center (NBC), do not be alarmed . The reason your case is being transferred is that... Employment Based Immigration Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-17T09:32:33-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/updated_h2b_visa_count_for_the.html The H-2B visa category allows U.S. employers in industries with peak load, seasonal or intermittent needs to augument their existing labor force with temporary workers. Congress has set the numerical limit for H-2B visas at 66,000 per fiscal year. The... H-2B visas Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-16T09:27:46-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/uscis_revises_employment_eligi.html U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted to the Federal Register an interim final rule that will streamline the Employment Eligibility Verification process. The interim final rule narrows the list of acceptable identity documents and further specifies that expired documents... I-9 compliance Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-15T09:53:30-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/improving_the_processing_of_sc.html The nursing shortage in the United States is becoming increasingly problematic and may adversely affect the health care industry. The Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) Ombudsman has been fully informed by nursing organizations and stakeholders about the period of time it... Schedule A Nurses Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-12T09:22:23-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/january_2009_visa_bulletin.html The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. The January 2009 visa bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except... Visa Bulletin Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-11T09:42:45-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/uscis_published_religious_work.html The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a final rule in the Federal Register amending various aspects of the religious workers program. The final rule amends the regulations to improve the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) ability... Religious workers Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-10T09:13:56-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/balca_upholds_denial_of_labor_2.html The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently upheld the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of Dispatcher. This LC was filed prior to the effective date... BALCA Decisions Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-09T10:50:28-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/12/balca_upholds_denial_of_labor_1.html The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently upheld the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of Accountant. This LC was filed prior to the effective date... BALCA Decisions Meetesh V. Patel 2008-12-08T09:46:20-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/11/balca_upholds_denial_of_labor.html The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently upheld the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of heavy equipment operator. This LC was filed prior to the... BALCA Decisions Meetesh V. Patel 2008-11-21T09:27:29-05:00 http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2008/11/highlights_of_fiscal_year_fy_2.html Over 90,039 Labor certification applications were received between October 01, 2007 and September 01, 2008. Of those, 49,205 have been certified. Many are either still in the review process, undergoing an audit, on appeal, or have been denied. The top... PERM - Labor Certification Meetesh V. Patel 2008-11-18T08:19:53-05:00