Category: Employment based Immigration

The Labor Department updates processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determinations here: https://flag.dol.gov/processingtimes

USCIS announced it has received enough new cases to meet the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap. Read more here: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-reaches-fiscal-year-2026-h-1b-cap

Fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B Cap Registration will run from March 7 to March 24. Keep up on USCIS policy outlining H-1B Cap filing procedures and updates about reaching the cap here: https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations/h-1b-electronic-registration-process

The Visa Bulletin for September 2014 moved forward. Big news for many. Some of our clients want to know if they will indeed receive their green card next month, if their I-485 has been pending. The things to know or consider are the following: Your...

It's time to gear up for H-1B cap season! The upcoming H-1B season looks to be an active one already, harkening us back to years when the economy is strong and employers are hiring. ...

Question: My I-140 was approved in May 2006, and my I-485 is still pending since July 2007. I have been working with Company A since 2003, and in January 2011 I moved from Indiana where I lived since 2003, to California. I still work for Company A in same position and with same salary....

Below please find a copy of a January 2011 AAO [Administrative Appeals Office] decision which overturns a denial issued by USCIS in an L-1 "New Office" extension case. L-1 "New Office" petitions are commonly used when an established foreign company wants to expand in the United States and send a manager/executive or...

NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER Q11. Is there a "national interest waiver" (NIW)? And if so, what is it? Can an entrepreneur qualify for a NIW? A11. Yes. A NIW exempts the petitioner from the normal requirement of a job offer, and thus from obtaining a labor certification from the U.S. Department...

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Below please find a link to a blog post from the USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas, and some relevant excerpts, which discuss this current administration's efforts to attract and retain high-skill entrepreneurs. http://blog.uscis.gov/2011/08/encouraging-entrepreneurs-and-high.html As part of the Administration's comprehensive effort to attract and retain high-skill entrepreneurs, USCIS announced today [8/2/2011]...

We recently were successful in helping a Florida based platform development company secure the services of a software engineering technician with no post-secondary (high school) education, through the NAFTA TN Scientific Technician/Technologist temporary worker classification. This is significant because while a scientific technician/technologist is theoretically not required to have post secondary education,...

Question: I am a July 2007 filer with a Oct 2006 PD. My labor was filed as a Software Developer. Recently I got a job offer in a fortune 500 firm as a technical lead architect. My labor certification (PERM) application was filed for the position of Electrical Engineer (SOC 17-2071.00). My new position...