PERM

How to Address H-1B RFEs Questioning the Beneficiary’s Educational Qualifications?

One of the common RFE issues raised by USCIS in connection with H-1B petitions is the suitability of the beneficiary’s educational (and experience) qualifications.  There are two aspects to this RFE issue — whether the degree itself is a US-equivalent [...]

By |2023-10-31T21:47:42-04:00October 31st, 2023|Articles, H-1B, News Alert, PERM|

PERM Labor Certification Overview and Processing Times

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and one of the most common questions is what is an overview of the entire PERM process and how long it would take.   Below we are [...]

By |2024-10-21T08:41:55-04:00September 26th, 2023|Articles, DOL, News, News Alert, PERM|

USCIS Starts Mailing H-1B Cap Non-Selection Notices

Two months after completing the random H-1B cap lottery, USCIS has started mailing back the H-1B cap applications which were not selected under the random H-1B cap lottery.     While the H-1B cap receipts for selected cases were sent out by May 3rd,  many employers and applicants who had not heard by now had to assume that their [...]

By |2017-06-19T09:45:45-04:00June 19th, 2017|Articles, H-1B, News, News Alert, PERM|

PERM, H-1B and Prevailing Wage Case Processing Statistics from the Department of Labor (FY2015 Q1)

The Department of Labor has provided some updates for the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2015 (October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014) on their processing of PERM, H-1B LCA and prevailing wage determination cases and we are happy to share them with our clients and readers. DOL Processing Statistics (First Quarter, 2015 Fiscal [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 29th, 2015|Articles, DOL, H-1B, News, PERM|

Case Processing Statistics from the Department of Labor (FY2014 Q4)

The Department of Labor has provided some updates for the fourth quarter of the Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014) on their processing of PERM, H-1B LCA and prevailing wage determination cases and we are happy to share them with our clients and readers. DOL Processing Statistics (Fourth Quarter, 2014 Fiscal [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:17-04:00November 6th, 2014|Articles, DOL, H-1B, News, PERM|

PERM Statistics from the Department of Labor (FY2014 Q1)

The Department of Labor has provided some updates for the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2014 (October 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013) on their processing of PERM cases and we are happy to share them with our clients and readers.    Please note that this period reflects the period of the partial government shutdown [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:23-04:00February 20th, 2014|Articles, DOL, Government Shutdown, H-1B, News, PERM|

OFLC Annual Report Details DOL Employment Visa Processing

The Department of Labor (DOL) has released the most recent annual report for the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC).    Even though the report was recently released, it is for the 2012 fiscal year (FY2012) which covered the period between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012.    While we understand that the relevant period is [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:24-04:00January 30th, 2014|Articles, DOL, H-1B, News, PERM|

DOL Denies PERM Applications Due to Overly Broad Education Requirements

Our office is getting reports from clients, readers and colleagues from other firms that there is an alarming trend in recent PERM Labor Certification application denials due to an overly broad education requirement.    Specifically, DOL denies PERM applications, usually after an audit,  with the stated reason that the "educational requirements are too broad, and thus, [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:32-04:00July 18th, 2013|Articles, DOL, News, PERM|

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