“It is the day when we remind ourselves that man can and must live in peace with his neighbors and that it is the peacemakers who are truly blessed…” – John F. Kennedy December 17, 1962
Happy Holidays, from our family to yours!
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This blog entry was originally posted on 1/18/13. We here at the MVP Law Group would like to wish every one of our blog readers, Happy Holidays!
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Question #1 – H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa
This blog entry was originally posted on 7/20/12. We here at the MVP Law Group would like to wish every one of our blog readers, Happy Holidays!
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create an attorney-client relationship between us. Therefore, your communication with us through this forum will not be considered as privileged or confidential.
Question #1 – General
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create an attorney-client relationship between us. Therefore, your communication with us through this forum will not be considered as privileged or confidential.
Question #1 – Employment Based Immigration – Green Card
How long before my H-1B visa ends should I apply for EB-2 Green Card category? Can I apply in the 5th or the 6th year of my H1B?
INFOPASS availability will be limited for the first half of January, 2014 for both USCIS’s Washington and Baltimore field offices. The Washington Field Office (WAS) will be installing a software upgrade and the Baltimore Field Office (BAL) will be moving to a new location in Baltimore, MD.
Washington Field Office*
At WAS, there will be no appointments available January 6 or 8, and curtailed appointment allotments, ranging from 36 to 75 per day, available January 2, 3, 7, and 9. (Note that the first Wednesday of each month is a WAS training day, such that January 8 would not have had INFOPASS appointments allotted in any event.) Beginning January 10, WAS will maintain allotments of 100 INFOPASS appointments per day.
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 responded to the Audit, the CO denied certification of the application for failing “to respond to the audit notification within the required time.”
The Employer sent a reconsideration request to the CO. In its argument, the Employer submitted its audit response documentation that included a copy of its job posting from its website with an unreadable handwritten note displaying the dates of posting. In addition, the recruitment report signed by the Company’s President was submitted. In the report, the time frame for the job posting on the employer’s website was listed as November 30 to December 30, 2008.
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 11/1/13.
If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
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 Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, December 20, 2013. Act now and submit your questions!
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click here to view the January 2014 Visa Bulletin
As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the January 2014 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India remains at 11/15/04; EB3 date for nationals from India remains at 9/1/03; movement in EB2 for Chinese Nationals at 12/8/08; movement in EB3 for Chinese Nationals at 4/1/12; and movement in EB3, WW at 4/1/12; and the F2A category is no longer current, it remains at 9/8/2013, this category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).
On December 10th, Staff and Members of both the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Council (AIC) joined together to fast (no food) for 24 hours to support the need for Immigration Reform. AILA is using this event to show its support for the group “Fast4Families” which has been fasting for more than 20 days to push congress to pass Immigration Reform in this country! AILA Executive Director Crystal Williams stated, “I joined this fast for one simple reason: because our country needs House leadership to bring immigration reform legislation up for a vote.”
Source of Information:
– AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 13121040 (posted 12/10/13): AILA and AIC Staff are Joined by over 150 AILA Members in Fast for Immigration Reform
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