In the first week of October, construction workers in Calexico, CA put up the final panels of a section of Trump’s new border wall. This old barrier replacement project is being publicized by President Trump as the first part of his Border Wall between Mexico and the United States! Because…
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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…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the November 2018 Visa Bulletin The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and…
A spokesperson for Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told CNN that the Congressman would introduce legislation this week to fully fund (23.4 billion) President Trump’s Border Wall! The bill is still being drafted but would be released soon. The House of Representatives remains in recess until mid-November, after 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…
USCIS announced on Friday, August 31st that they would be increasing the Premium Processing fee for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. The Premium Processing fee will increase on October 1st, from $1,225 to $1,410, an increase of about 15%. The…
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2018 quarterly completions; July to September 2018. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office to completion.…
Ellis Island operated as the nations’ busiest Immigration inspection station from 1892 until 1954. They processed over 12 million immigrants in its 62 years of operation. Ellis Island was the gateway to America; approximately 40% of U.S. citizens today had at least one ancestor immigrate through the Island. This article…
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…