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- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Employer Failed to Post Job Order for the Mandatory 30 day period
- The Natural State – Immigrants, Latinos and Asians are a Growing Economic and Political Force in Arkansas
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- Updated Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
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- USCIS Issues Information Collection for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
- Updated List: SEVP Approved Schools
- Updated Service Center Processing Times
- Updated Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- BALCA vacates denial of Labor Certification – Fundamental Fairness requires Employer be given a Second Opportunity to Produce the Relevant Document
- H-1B Admissions at Newark, NJ Airport
- USCIS Guidance for Recipients of TARP Funding Filing H-1B Petitions
- March 2010 Visa Bulletin
- Immigrant Integration Partnership – USCIS and Los Angeles, CA
- BALCA reverses denial of Labor Certification – Employer Omissions on ETA Form 9089 were not material as other information provided on the Form answered the essential question posed by the Form
- Attorney General Cuomo Filed Suit Against Two Immigration Services Organizations for Providing Fraudulent Services
- USCIS Director issues a Response to Recommendation 43, Temporary Acceptance of Filed Labor Condition Applications for Certain H-1B Filings
- Updated Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- Filing an H-1B nonimmigrant cap/transfer/extension/amended visa petition after the release of the “MEMO”
- Updated Service Center Processing Times
- Reported Advance Parole Document Validity Date Error
- EAD and Advance Parole Renewal SPECIAL continued - Valid until 1/31/2010
- UPDATE on the Federalized Process for Obtaining PWD Requests
- Updated List: SEVP Approved Schools
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Employer Failed to Timely Address Business Necessity Issue
- February 2010 Visa Bulletin
- FY2011 H-1B CAP preparation & filing SPECIAL
- Updated Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- Staff Promotions Help MVP Law Group Prepare for 2010 Expansion of Services
- Season's Greetings from the MVP Law Group!
- Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for Individuals who did not make the H-1B Quota
- UPDATED - FY2010 H-1B CAP REACHED
- SPECIAL – Naturalization/Citizenship - Valid Until 12/31/2009
- LATEST UPDATE: H-1B FY2010 CAP COUNT
- Updated Service Center Processing Times
- SPECIAL – EAD and Advance Parole Renewal - Valid until 12/31/2009
- UPDATE: H-1B FY2010 CAP COUNT
- January 2010 Visa Bulletin
- H-1B FY2010 CAP Update
- Updated List: SEVP Approved Schools
- H1N1 Flu Vaccination NOT REQUIRED for entry into U.S.
- BREAKING NEWS: H-1B FY2010 CAP Update
- Federalized Process for Obtaining PWD Requests
- 10% OFF Family Based Immigration Case
- H-1B FY2010 CAP Update
- SPECIAL – Naturalization/Citizenship
- ICE Selects 1,000 Employers for Form I-9 Audits
- LATEST H-1B CAP UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- December 2009 Visa Bulletin
- Attorney, Attorneys, Attorney.org Award of Excellence
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- Updated Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- FY10 DHS Appropriations bill signed into Law
- USCIS Offers FREE Naturalization Information Sessions
- USCIS Issues a Fact Sheet to Remind Individuals to apply EARLY for Advance Parole
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Job Order Placed 184 days prior to CO’s date stamp
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – FEIN Discrepancy
- SPECIAL – EAD and Advance Parole Renewal
- All NATURALIZATION Applicants must take NEW Naturalization Test
- November 2009 Visa Bulletin
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Application Filed Less Than 30 Days After Job Order Ended
- APPLY TODAY for the 2011 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery – ONLY ONLINE ENTRIES ACCEPTED
- USCIS Issues Information Collection on Form I-290B
- USCIS Issues Information Collection on Form I-129F
- USCIS Extends Information Collection for Form I-140
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- USCIS Office of Fraud Detection & National Security Commence H-1B Assessment Program: Site Visits
- Updated Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Job Order Placement Period Insufficient
- Q&A with USCIS regarding Pending Employment Based I-485 Petitions
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Notice of Posting Inadequate
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- ICE Investigation results in fine of $450,000 for hiring illegal aliens
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- October 2009 Visa Bulletin
- Expiration Date for Form I-9 will remain valid until 8/31/2012
- Federal Contractors & Subcontractors MUST use E-Verify beginning TODAY!
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- H-1B Employee Questionnaire issued by the DOL Wage and Hour Division
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Employer Submitted Labor less than 30 days after end of SWA job order
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Notice of Filing failed to provide “Rate of Pay”
- FYI - Tips for I-131 Re-entry Permits
- Become a Fan of the MVP Law Group, P.A. on FACEBOOK
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – PERM: Recruitment not conducted in accordance with Regulations
- September 2009 Visa Bulletin
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – PERM: Failure to Prove Business Necessity
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – PERM: Professional and nonprofessional position recruitment
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – PERM: Failure to follow Recruitment time restrictions for filing
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – PERM: Failure to follow Newspaper Advertisement Regulations
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Newspaper Advertisement omitted Employer’s Name
- E-Verify Employer DO’S and DON’TS
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – Failure to provide documentation requested in Audit Notification Letter
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification – AUDIT: Failure to provide Recruitment Report
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- August 2009 Visa Bulletin
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- Form I-9 Remains Valid beyond 6/30/09 expiration date
- Clarification as to the FCCPT's substantial equivalency of foreign-educated Physical Therapists (PT)
- BALCA vacates CO’s denial of Labor Certification involving Employer’s FEIN
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- Form I-9, ICE Audit Initiative
- REMINDER - File LCAs with the new iCert System beginning 7/1/09!
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- USCIS will resume Premium Processing for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker beginning June 29, 2009
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- USCIS ordered to accept concurrently-filed Religious Worker I-360 and I-485 applications
- Legislation to Protect Orphans, Widows and Widowers Introduced by Senators Menendez (D-NJ), Gillibrand (D-NY), and Leahy (D-VT)
- LATEST UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- July 2009 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS Experiencing Production Delays
- Legislation to Reform America’s Family Based Immigration System Introduced by Senators Menendez (D-NJ), Gillibrand (D-NY), Kennedy (D-MA), and Schumer (D-NY)
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer failed to comply with Notice of Filing requirements
- UPDATE - FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer failed to obtain a proper PWD
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer failed to comply with PERM regulations
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer failed to comply with Prevailing Wage Determination Instructions
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- UPDATE – DOL will keep old LCA System operational through June 30, 2009
- June 2009 Visa Bulletin
- Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- UPDATE – FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- BALCA affirms denial of Labor application - Employer Failed to Comply with Notice of Filing requirements
- BALCA affirms denial of Labor application – Lack of Employer’s Name on Notice of Filing is not harmless error
- BALCA vacates denial of Labor application – Lack of Kellogg Language would offend fundamental fairness and procedural due process
- USCIS revises filing requirements and mailing address for Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card
- Not finding your case available Online?
- Legislation to Reform the H-1B Visa Program Introduced by Senators Durbin (D-IL) and Grassley (R-IA)
- UPDATE – FY 2010 H-1B Cap Count
- In Lieu of Recent BALCA Decisions, a Message from the MVP Law Group, P.A.
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Did Not Comply with “Notice of Filing” Requirements
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Incomplete, Missing Required Information
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer Did Not Comply with PERM Regulations
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – No On-Site Hire Exception to Advertising Requirements
- Updated Service Centers Processing Times
- REMINDER to all U.S. Employers – Use Updated Form I-9
- H-1B Visa Program and TARP recipients – Ongoing Issues
- NEW iCert System – Update
- H-1B Demand for FY 2010 - Updates
- Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- May 2009 Visa Bulletin
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer Placed Job Order after receiving denial
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer failed to comply with PERM process
- BALCA dismisses Appeal based upon PERM audit regulation 20 C.F.R. § 656.20(a)(3)
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor Certification, No valid FEIN
- BALCA affirms priority date for PERM application
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Misinterpretation of Statutory Regulations
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer failed to comply with advertisement regulations
- CGFNS Guidance on Educational Requirements for PT applicants
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Employer failed to rebut NOF
- Illinois Act deemed invalid by U.S. District Court
- BALCA reverses denial of Labor Certification
- FYI – Clarification on H-1B Lottery System
- Appeal of an Alien of Extraordinary Ability is rejected by Administrative Appeals Office
- GAO Report unveils significant vulnerabilities in the Department of State’s Passport Issuance Process
- USCIS released UPDATED Form I-9 EMPLOYER HANDBOOK
- Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times
- Updated Service Center Processing Times
- EAWA and its effect upon H-1B petitions (TARP RECIPENTS)
- Guidance on Changing to and Extending B-1/B-2 Status
- Extending H-1B Status beyond the Regulatory Six-Year Limitation Period
- Labor Department To Implement New Online Application System
- 2009 – The Year of Immigration Compliance
- Introduction of the “Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009” on the Senate Floor
- Salt Lake City Man allegedly conned victims by posing as an Immigration Official
- ALJ Finds H-1B Employer liable for Back Wages and Retaliatory Discharge
- USCIS releases updated Naturalization materials
- ICE Investigation results in former Supervisor of Poultry plant sentenced to 23 months in prison
- All H-1B Cap EXEMPT visa petitions should be filed with the California Service Center
- USCIS Incorporates Passport Data into E-Verify Program
- April 2009 Visa Bulletin
- Accepted Documentation to Demonstrate H-1B Beneficiary has Completed Degree Requirements
- Award of Payment of Back Wages to VA Aliens Hired under the H-1B Program is BARRED by U.S. Federal Government’s Sovereign Immunity
- AAO approved EB-2 petition – Foreign degree found equivalent to U.S. “M.D.”
- SEVP Approved Schools
- H-1B Visa Season Quickly Approaching
- Correction to NSC Form I-485, Employment Based processing time
- USCIS will expand the Premium Processing Service for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
- Updated Service Center Processing Times
- FAQs regarding the H-1B Provisions of the ARRA of 2009
- Economic Stimulus Bill Includes Sanders H-1B Amendment
- Final Defendant in California Restaurant ICE raid receives sentence
- March 2009 Visa Bulletin
- ICE Investigation results in three-count indictment
- Service Center Processing Times
- Update: Federal Contractors and the E-Verify System
- DOL Administrative Review Board orders payment of back wages to H-1B visa holder
- Upgraded biometric technology in place at major U.S. ports of entry
- AAO approved EB-2 petition - Foreign degree found equivalent to U.S. "M.D."
- February 2009 Visa Bulletin
- ICE raid results in arrests and deportation proceedings
- Get Your H-1B Cases Ready Now To File On April 1 for October 1, 2009 Start Date
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Excessive requirement
- Employment-Based Adjustment Case Being Transferred to the NBC?
- Updated H-2B Visa Count for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
- USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Form (I-9)
- Improving the Processing of "Schedule A" Nurse Visas
- January 2009 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS Published Religious Workers Final Rule
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – Unduly restrictive job requirements
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – not good faith recruitment
- BALCA upholds denial of Labor application – minimalist approach to recruitment
- Highlights of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 PERM Certifications
- BALCA upholds denial of Landscaper Application - seasonal employment
- BALCA upholds denial of Landscaper application – not permanent, full-time employment
- December 2008 Visa Bulletin
- Naturalization Process for the Military
- The Role of the Attorney in the PERM Process After the Fragomen Settlement
- BALCA remands LC for supervised recruitment due to failure of Employer to recruit in good faith
- BALCA upholds denial of LC because Employer failed to establish position was permanent full-time employment
- N-400 Naturalization Application Expired October 31,2008, but Remains Valid Until Revised Version is Released
- BALCA upholds denial of LC because Employer failed to establish lawful-job related reasons for rejecting otherwise qualified U.S. workers
- BALCA upholds denial of LC based on suspension of counsel
- DHS Issues Supplemental Final Rule with Guidance For Employers Who Receive Social Security ‘No-Match’ Letters
- BALCA upholds denial of LC because proffered position not full-time as required by regulations
- BALCA upholds Final Determination finding lack of good faith in recruitment
- BALCA vacates Final Determination and remands for proper procedures to re-advertise
- The E-3 Australian Professional Visa
- John McCain and Barack Obama on IMMIGRATION
- BALCA upholds denial of LC for failure to obtain Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
- APPLY TODAY for the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery – ONLY ONLINE ENTRIES ACCEPTED
- Update on Pending FBI Name Checks and Projected Naturalization Processing Times
- BALCA upholds denial of LC based upon failure to comply with PERM advertising rules
- BALCA affirms PERM filing date and vacates CO's denial of the application
- BALCA upholds denial of LC based on submission of Incomplete Application
- The Role of Attorneys/Agents in the PERM Recruitment process
- Unlawful employment practices result in potential debarment
- Audit - The Assignment of Social Security Numbers to K-1 visa applicants
- Redesigned (NEW) Naturalization Test
- H2B Proposed Rule Changes
- BALCA remands case – Pro se employer not given adequate rebuttal notice
- Unlawful Rejection of U.S. Workers: BALCA affirms Certifying Officer's denial of labor certification
- Recruitment Efforts: Employer cannot reject otherwise qualified candidates based on resume alone
- AAO gives Petitioner another chance to prove NEED for H2B welder workers
- BALCA affirms denial of Labor Certification based on lack of requested evidence
- No-Match Letter Does Not Provide Constructive Knowledge of Immigration Violations
- L-1B Visa Requirements and Recent related AAO decision
- Future Rule Tightening by the U.S. Department of Labor
- September 2008 Visa Bulletin
- The fine for "Benching" H-1B employees
- The ‘I-140 Stage’ and the ‘Ability to Pay’
- Filing of Re-entry Permit Requires PHYSICAL PRESENCE
- Dual Intent – What Does It Mean In The Immigration Context?
- I applied for a green card. What is my priority date?
- Drawbacks of the E-Verify Program
- Extension of Optional Practical Training Program under the E-Verify Program & E-Verify Requirement for Federal Contractors
- E-Verify – What is it?
- Department of State introduces "Student Intern" J-1 Visa Category
- A Little Guidance on the Child Status Protection Act (“CSPA”) –Part 3 of 3
- A Little Guidance on the Child Status Protection Act (“CSPA”) –Part 2 of 3
- A Little Guidance on the Child Status Protection Act (“CSPA”) –Part 1 of 3
- Supreme Court Holds that Those Granted Voluntary Departure Can Seek Reopening
- Maintaining PERM AUDIT Files
- UPDATE: USCIS Offers Premium Processing for I-140s on a Limited Basis
- Maintaining an H1B Audit (Public Access) File
- Maintaining a I-9 AUDIT Files
- USCIS TRIES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN PROCESSING NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS
- Changes To Visa Waiver Program - DHS Announces Pre-Travel Authorization Program for U.S.-Bound Travelers from Visa Waiver Countries
- PERM Business Necessity Audits
- FY2009 H1B Cap Filing Update
- Alternatives to the H-1B Visa for individuals who did not make the H-1B Quota
- H-1B Petitions: When Should You as the Employer Amend or Terminate Them?
- H-1B Visa: An Option for Owners and Managers of U.S. Businesses
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