The USCIS has revised the instructions on Form I-751 which is generally filed by green card holders who have conditions on their residency - often by marriage or investors. The revised instructions direct the form to be filed either to the California or to the Vermont Service Centers, depending on the state of residency. California Service Center. Petitioners [...]
We wrote in June about the lawsuit challenging the 17-month OPT extension for STEM students. The lawsuit was brought by the Immigration Reform Law Institute, joined by the Programmers Guild and other organizations. The lawsuit challenged the administration’s decision to extend the work period for students under the OPT program and argued that the OPT [...]
The recent OPT 17-month extension which went into effect in early April 2008 has been challenged in the U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J. by the Immigration Reform Law Institute, joined by the Programmers Guild and other organizations. The lawsuit challenges the administration's decision to extend the work period for students under the OPT program and argues that the OPT extension is just a way to go around the H-1B cap limit. The argument is based on the fact that the H-1B program, and its annual cap, is set by U.S. Congress and by extending the OPT by 17-month, the administration has circumvented the required process of consent by the U.S. Congress. Please read the full article on more details related to this important development.
The Department of Labor has released the PERM processing statistics for the first two quarters of its Fiscal Year 2008. The report indicates that there were 44,090 PERM applications received, there were 12,600 cases certified and, as of March 23, 2008, there were 28,000 cases pending. Read the full article for details.
Earlier in February, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification at the Department of Labor released its official FY 2007 data covering cases processed under the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM). The PERM data provides an insight into the level of demand for U.S. jobs in different industry sectors and geographic areas.