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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010I-140 Premium Processing Expands
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Today, USCIS published notice that it will expand premium processing of I-140 Petitions to H-1B holders that have already “H-ed” out. In the past, I-140 Premium Processing was only available for those who were within 60 days of the expiration of their 6th year and who did not qualify for the 1-year AC21 extension at section 106(a). It specifically excluded people who were forced to leave the US at the end of their 6th year in order to wait for I-140 approval in order to get an AC21 extension and return to the US in H-1B status. Now those people waiting outside of the US can premium process an I-140 (or upgrade a pending case) to obtain an approval and get a three-year extension of H-1B status under AC21 section 104(c). For more information, check out the government’s Press Release. http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/I-140_premium_24feb09.pdf
DOL Current Processing Times
Friday, February 13th, 2009Ever wonder what’s going on with your PERM case? DOL finally updated processing times during a recent stakeholders meeting with AILA:
Clean cases (non-audited cases) filed on or before June 2008 are being processed.
Audited cases filed on or before August 2007 are being processed.
Denied cases that were subsequently appealed are being processed according to the original filing date. They are currently working on appealed cases filed on or before April 2007.
One gem that DOL did release is that when the new PERM system is implemented (ETA July 1, 2009), there will be a login mechanism for employees to check the status of their labor certification case. Stay tuned for more!
HLG to host NYC seminar
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008PERM cases to be delayed by 1 year ????
Monday, August 11th, 2008Based upon information obtained from the recently filed lawsuit, Fragomen vs. Chao (DOL) it is expected by many experts, that PERM cases facing an audit by the DOL will be delayed by over 1 year as the DOL attempts to follow through on its promise to audit all PERM applications filed by Fragomen. For all of the other filers using the DOL system, it is certainly hoped that someone at the DOL will soon come to their senses, recognize the foolishness of their ways, stick their tail between their legs and stop this nonesense. We will update our readers as more news becomes available.
National Immigration Law Firm To Be Audited by the DOL
Monday, June 2nd, 2008The DOL announced today that all of the PERM filings made by the national law firm Fragomen will be subject to audit due to claims of the law firm being improperly involved in the rejection of U.S. workers. Given the vague nature of the regulation in question, this action could prove to be enlightening and provide a much needed drawing of the lines between the employer, alien, and the law firms’ roles in the PERM process.