U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced that they reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2018 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under 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…
List of Top News Stories from the last two weeks related to DACA: Arizona Daily Sun (AZDailySun.com), 3/29/17: Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a final effort to let Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey deny driver’s licenses to DACA recipients (Dreamers). AG hopes to deny licenses to DACA recipients…
Once a month, MVP Law Groups’ Managing Attorney, Kellie N. Lego publishes an electronic Immigration Newsletter. This emailed newsletter features current articles, relevant data and up-to-date information about U.S. Immigration. We invite you to join our mailing list. Current Newsletter: MVP Immigration Newsletter – March 2017 Follow link to join:…
On Monday, April 3rd, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced further measures to deter and detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse. USCIS feels they are protecting the American worker by combating fraud in our H-1B nonimmigrant visa program and has made that a priority. USCIS will take a…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 3/14/17 with processing dates as of 1/31/17. 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 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…
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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 “Computer & Information Systems Manager.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit notification. Once the Employer…
On Monday, March 13, 2017, USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-2B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap (66,000) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. March 13, 2017 is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before October 1, 2017.…