Now that the H-1B quota has been reached (as of December 21, 2009), we are receiving an increasing number of inquiries by both cap-subject employers and prospective employees about the alternatives for work authorization between now and October 1, 2010, when the new fiscal year's H-1B quota would begin (as a reminder, April 1, 2010 [...]
Our firm handles a fair amount of appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases. About the AAO The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions [...]
The Department of Labor ("DOL") has provided an update on the current PERM processing dates as of November 31, 2009. They are as follows: Regular processing: February 2009. DOL is processing PERM applications with priority dates in February 2009. This suggests that there is certain forward movement for regular PERM processing. Accordingly, regular PERM processing [...]