H1B Visa Lawyer Blog http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/ Published by MVP Law Group, P.A. en-us 2010-03-12T08:00:35-05:00 Passport Day in the USA – March 27th http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/passport_day_in_the_usa_march.html The Department of State (DOS) has designated Saturday, March 27th as “Passport Day in the USA.” The DOS knows that Americans lead very busy lives and as such wanted to make the process of obtaining or renewing a U.S. passport... Citizenship & Naturalization Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-12T08:00:35-05:00 BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Employer Failed to Post Job Order for the Mandatory 30 day period http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/balca_upholds_denial_of_labor_34.html The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders." The employer... BALCA Decisions Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-11T08:00:37-05:00 The Natural State – Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Growing Economic and Political Force in Arkansas http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/the_natural_state_immigrants_l.html As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action is swiftly approaching on March 25, 2010, we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as... Citizenship & Naturalization Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-10T08:01:01-05:00 The Grand Canyon State – Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Growing Economic and Political Force in Arizona http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/the_grand_canyon_state_immigra_1.html As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action is swiftly approaching on March 25, 2010, we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as... Citizenship & Naturalization Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-10T08:00:36-05:00 BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Employer Failed to Submit Proper Documentation to satisfy the Business Necessity Requirement http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/balca_upholds_denial_of_labor_33.html The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification (LC) for an alien worker for the position of “Truck Driver." The employer filed a LC which was accepted... BALCA Decisions Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-09T08:00:41-05:00 ICE Serves Form I-9 Audit Notices to 180 Businesses in 5 States http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/ice_serves_form_i9_audit_notic_1.html U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a bold new audit initiative in 2009 to combat the problem of hiring of an illegal workforce. On March 2, 2010, 180 businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee were served with... I-9 compliance Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-08T08:00:57-05:00 Updated Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/updated_administrative_appeals_5.html The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released on March 2, 2010 with processing dates as of March 1, 2010. If you filed an appeal, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your... AAO decisions Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-05T08:00:08-05:00 RECENT UPDATE on the Federalized Process for Obtaining PWD Requests http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/new_update_on_the_federalized.html Effective January 21, 2010, the Department of Labor's iCERT online system was updated to allow the submission of electronic prevailing wage determination requests. This electronic process was intended to allow Employers and/or their Designated Representatives to submit and obtain prevailing... PERM - Labor Certification Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-04T08:00:22-05:00 The Last Frontier – Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Growing Economic and Political Force in Alaska http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/03/the_last_frontier_immigrants_l_1.html As the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action is swiftly approaching on March 25, 2010, we thought that it would be an appropriate time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as... Immigration News Kellie N. Lego 2010-03-03T15:00:06-05:00 USCIS Issues Information Collection for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker http://www.h1bvisalawyerblog.com/2010/02/uscis_issues_information_colle_3.html The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued information collection for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker until April 9, 2010. During this period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise Form I-129. The purpose of this form... H-1B Visa Kellie N. Lego 2010-02-23T08:00:28-05:00