|
May2 013
(4/10/2013)
FY-2014 H-1B cap reached
(4/5/2013)
USCIS to Delay Premium Processing for H-1B
Cap-Subject Petitions Until April 15, 2013(3/1 5/2013)
Current Visa Bulletin for
April 2013
(3/11/2013)Recent Approval:L-1A
approved in 4 days
Recent Approval:Chinese
Animation Designer
EB-1A
approved by NSC,
Chinese
EB-1B
Outstanding Computer Scientist
approved in month
Recent Approval:
China Born
Software Developer EB-1A
Extra Ordinary Ability appryved by NSC
PERM
Statistics as of
07/08/2012
(7/ 20/2012)
Prevailing Wage
Determination Statistics Update
(7/20/2012)
H-1B
Labor Condition Application
Statistics
(7/20/2012)
Current Visa Bulletin for
August
2012
(7/10/2012)
Frequestly Asked Questions
on Deferred Action
DHS Memo Exercising
Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the
United States as Children - June 15, 2012
-
H-1B cap
reached
(6/12/2012)
On June 11, 2012, USCIS
received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory
cap for FY 2013. On June 7, 2012, USCIS also received more than
20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap
under the advanced degree exemption. USCIS will reject petitions
subject to the cap for H-1B specialty occupation workers seeking
an employment start date in FY 2013 that are received after June
11, 2012.
-
H-1B
Cap count update as of 5/4/2012
(5/7/2012 updated)
| Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
32,500 |
05/04/2012 |
| H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption
|
20,000 |
13,700 |
05/04/2012 |
-
H-1B
Cap count update as of 4/27/2012
(4/30/2012 updated)
-
| Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
29,200 |
04/27/2012 |
| H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption |
20,000 |
12,300 |
04/27/2012 |
-
H-1B
Cap count update as of 4/20/2012
(4/23/2012 updated)
-
| Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
25,000 |
04/20/2012 |
| H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption |
20,000 |
10,900 |
04/20/2012 |
-
USCIS Processing Time
update
23/2012
4/23/2012)
-
H-1B
Cap count update as of 4/13/2012
(4/17/2012 updated)
| Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
20,600 |
04/13/2012 |
| H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption |
20,000 |
9,700 |
04/13/2012 |
-
H-1B
Cap count update as of 4/9/2012
(4/9/2012 update)
| Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
17,400 |
04/09/2012 |
| H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption |
20,000 |
8,200 |
04/09/2012 |
Demand Data for April 2012 VB Cut-Off
Determination(3/8/2012)
PERM Labor Certofication Program-Select
Statistics for FY2012(3/8/2012)
USCIS Releases New I-864P
"Poverty Guidelines" Effective 03/01/2012
(3/7/2012)
Recent Approval
:I-140
NIW
National Interest Waiver(2/25/2012)
Recent
Approval:I-140
NIW National Interest Waiver
appproval(2/16/2012)
Recent Approval :I-140
NIW
National Interest approved(02/08/2012)
-
USCIS
AAO
Processing Time as of
January 1,2012
(1/28/2012
updated)
-
FY-2012 H-1B
Cap used up as of 11/22/2011
(11/23/2011)
-
FY-2012
H-1B cap
count
as of
11/18/2011
(11/22/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
61,800 |
11/18/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
20,000 |
11/18/2011 |
-
FY-2012
H-1B cap
count
as of 11/14/2011
(11/ 15/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
56,300 |
11/14/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
20,000 |
11/14/2011 |
-
USCIS AAO
Processing Time as of
November 1, 2011
(11/07/2011
updated)
-
FY-2012
H-1B cap
count
as of
11/02/2011
(11/05/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type
|
Cap Amount
|
Cap Eligible Petitions
|
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap
|
65,000
|
50,800 |
11/2/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption
|
20,000 |
20,000 |
11/2/2011 |
-
Recent Approval:EB-1B
Outstanding Professor
and NIW
National Interest
Waiver approved at the same time
(11/1/2011)
-
FY-2012
H-1B cap
count
as of
10/28/2011 (10/31/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type
|
Cap Amount
|
Cap Eligible Petitions
|
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap
|
65,000
|
49,200 |
10/28/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption
|
20,000 |
20,000 |
10/28/2011 |
- FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
10/21/2011 (10/
24/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
46,200 |
10/21/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
20,000 |
10/21/2011 |
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
10/14/2011
(10/18/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount
|
Cap Eligible Petitions
|
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
43,300 |
10/14/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption
|
20,000 |
19,600 |
10/14/2011 |
PERM Case Number: A-11181-XXXXX outhern
California
Master in Fine Art
Graphic Designer
EB-2
PERM
filed
on：07/22/2011
PERM
certified on：10/06/2011
(Total 2
months and 15 days)
Visa Bulletin for November 2011 issued by US
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs(10/5/2011)
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
6
/17/2011 (6/20/2011
updated)-
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible
Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
16,300 |
6/17/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
10,800 |
6/17/2011 |
|
|
|
-
Recent Approval :Another
Taiwan
born MBA received green card in 5 months
(6/11/2011)
Filing date：1/18/2011
PERM
Certified date：1/25/2011
(in 7 days)
I-140/I-485
Filing date：4/12/2011
I-485 Case
#LIN-11-129-XXXXX
I-140
批准日： 5/6/2011(approved
in 24 days)
I-485
批准日：2011年6月7日( approved
in 56
days)
PERM/I-485 approval documents
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
6
/1/2011 (6/6/2011
updated)-
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
13,600 |
6/1/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
9,300 |
6/1/2011 |
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
5/26/2011 (5/31/2011
updated)-
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
13,100 |
5/26/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s
Exemption |
20,000 |
9,000 |
5/26/2011 |
-
Recent Approval
:Taiwan
born MBA received green card in 5 months
PERM/I-485 approval documents
(5/25/2011)
PERM Case Number: A-10279-XXXXX
Oregon
State semiconductor wholesaler
Taiwan born MBA
Market
Research Analyst
EB-2
PERM
filing date：12/2/2010
PERM
certified：12/20/2010
(approved18
days)
I-140/I-485
filing
date：1/27/2011
I-485 Case #LIN-11-902-XXXXX
I-140
approved
on
5/4/2011
I-485
approved
on
5/20/2011
PERM/I-485 approval documents
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
5/13/2011 (5/18/2011 updated)-
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
11,200 |
5/13/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
7,900 |
5/13/2011 |
-
M BA
PERM EB-2
received green card in 7 months(5/14/2011)
Applicant: Taiwan born MBA
J ob
Title：Business
Development Director
PERM EB-2
PERM
filing
date：9/24/2010
PERM
ccertified
date：11/15/2010
(in 1 month)
I-140/I-485
filing date：12/29/2010
I-485 Case #LIN-11-902-XXXXX
I-140
approval：
4/19/2011(approved in 3 months)
I-485 批准日： 5/10/2010(approved
in 4 months)
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
5/
6/2011 (5/11/2011 updated)-
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
10,200 |
5/6/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
7,300 |
5/6/2011 |
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
4/2
9/2011 (5/2/2011 updated)-
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
9,200 |
4/29/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
6,600 |
4/29/2011 |
-
FY 2012
H-1B Cap Count
as
of
4/
22/2011 (4/27/2011 updated)-
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
8,000 |
4/22/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
5,900 |
4/22/2011 |
-
PERM Processing Times as of
April 25, 2011
(
4/26/2011 updated)
|
Processing Queue |
Priority Dates |
|
Month |
Year |
|
Analyst Reviews |
March |
2011 |
|
Audits |
December |
2009 |
|
Reconsideration Requests to the CO |
September |
2008 |
|
Gov't Error Reconsiderations |
Current |
-
Statistics from
USCIS for I-140 EB-1A & EB-1B Approval/Denial
(4/13/2011)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
5,900 |
4/7/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
4,500 |
4/7/2011 |
-
5 Things You Can
Do To Improve Your EB-1 Chances
The USCIS started implementing a more restrictive policy on
EB-1A and EB-1B cases that first appeared in memo form in August of last
year. In our office we refer to the memo as the “Kazarian Memo”, as it
is based on the decision of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in
Kazarian vs. USCIS. My discussion will not be on the legality of the
policy espoused in the memo, though I do believe its legality is
suspect. The practical approach in preparing a potential EB-1a and EB-b
case is to understand the underpinnings of the new policy and to
overcome these additional hurdles with substantive evidence and cogent
analysis.(3/17/2011 )
-
USCIS Processing Time
as of
1/31/2011 (3/15/2011 )
-
(3/2/2011)
-
USCIS
I-140 EB-1A/ EB-1B Approval and Denial
Statistics(3/1/2011)
-
New Filing Location for Change of Address Form
(3/1/2011)
Beginning March 15, 2011 all Change of Address, (Form AR-11) and
Alien’s Change of Address, (Form AR-11 SR) will change filing
locations. Now, you must file all change of address forms at the
following address:
DHS/USCIS
Harrisonburg File Storage Facility
Attn: AR-11
1344 Pleasants Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Change of address forms mailed to the old location will be forwarded
to the new filing location for 45 days beginning March 15, 2011 until
April 28, 2011.
You also have the option of notifying USCIS
of a change of address online. To change your address online or for more
information about USCIS and our programs, visit us at
www.uscis.gov.
-
Taiwan Born
F-1 OPT Medical Researcher NIW
and Green Card approved in 2 months(2/21/2011)
-
PERM Processing Times as of
February 4, 2011
(2/8/2011 updated)
- Analyst Reviews (not audited cases):
February 2011 Priority Date Applications
Audit Cases: January 2009
Priority Date Applications
Standard Appeal Cases: June 2008
Priority Date Applications
Government Error Appeal Cases:
Current
USCIS AAO Processing time
as of 02/01/2011
(2/8/2011)
USCIS Scheduled
Websites Outage During the
Weekend
(02/04/2011)There
will be a scheduled application outage starting on
Saturday, Feb. 5, 8 a.m. EST until 9 a.m. EST Sunday,
Feb 6. During this time you will not be able to access:
- My Case Status,
- Change of Address Online,
- e-Request,
- Processing Times,
- Civil Surgeon Locator, or
- Office Profiles under Find a USCIS Office.
Taiwan Born Mechanical Engineer
PERM EB-2 approved in 11 days(01/28/2011)
A lien's
qualification：Master
in Mechanical Engineer
J ob Title：Mechanical
Engineer
P ERM-EB-2
PERM
filing
date：1/13/2011
PERM
certified
date：1/24/2011
(approved in
11 days)
-
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a
sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the
statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2011. USCIS is
notifying the public that yesterday, Jan. 26, 2011, is
the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation
petitions requesting an employment start date in
FY2011.Read the
News Update.(01/27/2011)
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as of
1/21/2011
(1/24/2011
updated)
|
Cap
Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
62,800 |
|
1/21/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
1/21/2011 |
-
USCIS
Release
Revised RFE Template for EB-1A,
Extraordinary Ability Worker I-140 Petition
01/21/2011(1/20/2011)
-
20/2011)
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as of
1/14/2011
(1/18/2011
updated)
|
Cap
Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
60,700 |
|
1/14/2011 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
1/14/2011 |
-
USCIS Processing Time as
of
11/30/2010 (1/18/2011
updated)
- PERM Processing Times as of January 3, 2011
(1/17/2011 updated)
- Analyst Reviews (not audited
cases): December 2010
- Audit Cases: December 2008
- Standard Appeal Cases: May 2008
- Government Error Appeal Cases:
Current
Employment Based
I-485 Inventory as of 1/5/2011(1/13/2011)
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as of 12/31/2010
(1/4/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
57,300 |
|
12/31/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
12/31/2010 |
Cap Eligible Petitions
This is the number of petitions that
USCIS has accepted for this particular type of cap. It includes cases
that have been approved or are still pending. It does not include
petitions that have been denied. While USCIS has now received over
20,000 petitions filed on behalf of individuals who have earned a
Master’s degree or higher from a U.S. institution of higher education,
USCIS continues to accept these petitions and they will be counted
against the regular cap until the regular cap is reached.
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as of 12/24/2010
(1/3/2011
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count |
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
55,800 |
|
12/24/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
12/24/2010 |
Cap Eligible Petitions
This is the number of petitions that
USCIS has accepted for this particular type of cap. It includes cases
that have been approved or are still pending. It does not include
petitions that have been denied. While USCIS has now received over
20,000 petitions filed on behalf of individuals who have earned a
Master’s degree or higher from a U.S. institution of higher education,
USCIS continues to accept these petitions and they will be counted
against the regular cap until the regular cap is reached.
-
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
12/17/2010 (12/21/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
53,900 |
|
12/17/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
19,700 |
|
12/17/2010 |
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
12/10/2010 (12/13/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
52,400 |
|
12/10/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
19,100 |
|
12/10/2010 |
- PERM Processing Times as of 11/30/2010
- Analyst Reviews:
November 2010
- Audits: November 2008
- Standard Appeals: May 2008
- Government Error Appeals: Current
-
Current Visa Bulletin for January 2011
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
12/3/2010 (12/7/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
51,200 |
|
12/3/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
18,700 |
|
12/3/2010 |
-
EB-2 PERM
approved in 16
days
(12/6/2010 update)
PERM Case Number:
A-10287-XXX
Southern California Logistics Company
Beneficiary：MBA
Job
Title：Market
Analyst
EB-2
PERM
Filing date：11/16/2010
PERM
Certified
date：12/2/2010
(in
16 Days)
-
PERM Processing Times (as of 9/30/2010)
(11/18/2010
updated)
| Processing
Queue |
Priority
Dates |
| Month |
Year |
| Analyst Reviews |
July |
2010 |
| Audits |
August |
2008 |
| Standard Appeals |
March |
2008 |
| Gov't Error
Appeals |
Current |
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
11/12/2010 (11/16/2010
updated)
|
Cap
Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
47,800 |
|
11/12/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
17,400 |
|
11/12/2010 |
-
Current Visa Bulletin for
December 2010
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
11/5/2010 (11/9/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
46,800 |
|
11/5/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
17,200 |
|
11/5/2010 |
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
10/29/2010 (11/1/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
45,600 |
|
10/29/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
16,700 |
|
10/29/2010 |
2009 Foreign Labor Certification
Report(10/27/2010)
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
10/22/2010 (10/27/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
44,300 |
|
10/22/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
16,200 |
|
10/22/2010 |
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
10/15/2010 (10/18/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
42,800 |
|
10/15/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
15,700 |
|
10/15/2010 |
PERM FAQ Round 12
(10/13/2010)
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
10/8/2010 (10/13/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
41,900 |
|
10/8/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
15,400 |
|
10/8/2010 |
USCIS New
Citizenship Resource Center(10/13/2010)
Current Visa Bulletin for
November 2010
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
10/01/2010 (10/05/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
40,600 |
|
10/1/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
14,900 |
|
10/1/2010 |
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
09/24/2010 (09/28/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
39,600 |
|
9/24/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
14,400 |
|
9/24/2010 |
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
09/17/2010 (09/21/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
38,300 |
|
9/17/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
14,000 |
|
9/17/20 |
-
Taiwan born Computer Scientist'sI-140
approved NIW in 1 month
(09/17/2010)
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
09/10/2010 (09/13/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
37,400 |
|
9/10/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
13,700 |
|
9/10/2010 |
-
OFLC Updates PERM Processing Times as
of 08/312010
- Analyst Review :
May, 2010
- Audits: August
2008
- Standard
Appeals: March 2008
- Government Error
Appeals: Current
Current Visa Bulletin for October 2010
PERM: BA+5
received green card in 7 months(09/09/2010)
California
Auto
Part wholesaler
Taiwanese
BA degree with 5 years of experience
J ob
Title：Purchase
Specialist (DOL
define
Operation Research Analyst
job)
EB-2
PERM
Filing
date：01/12/2010
PERM
Certified：5/19/2010
in 4 months
I-140/I-485
filing
date：6/18/2010
I-485 Case #LIN-10-179-XXXXX
I-140
approval：
7/12/2010 (in 25 days)
I-485
approval：9/1/2010
(in 2 months)
PERM/I-485 approval documents
-
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
09/03/2010 (09/07/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
36,600 |
|
9/3/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
13,400 |
|
9/3/2010 |
-
OFLC Updates PERM Processing Times as
of 07/312010
- Analyst Review: December
,2009
- Aduts: July , 2008
- Standard Appeals:
February 2008
- Government Error Appeals:
Current
FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count
as
of
08/13/2010 (8/17/2010
updated)
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Petition Target |
Date of Last Count
|
|
H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
29,700 |
|
8/13/2010 |
|
H-1B Master’s Exemption |
20,000 |
12,300 |
|
8/13/2010 |
Congress Passes Emergency
Border Security Bill : Raises filing and fraud prevention
and detection for L visas by $2,250 and H-1B visas by $2,000 for
applicants who have more than 50 employees in the US if more
than 50 percent of their employees on L or H-1B visas
respectively. Filing fee increase ends on September 30, 2014.
President Obama is expecting to sign the bill tomorrow 8/13/2010
(08/12/2010)
- OFLC Updates PERM Processing Times as
of 06/30/2010
- Analyst Review: 10/2009
- Aduts: 06/2008
- Standard Appeals: 01/2008
- Government Error Appeals:
Current
CPA firm around 5 employees
Principal
Applicant
born in China, US Master in Finance
Job Title：Staff
Accountant
EB2
PERM
filing
date::
July
25,
2009
PERM
certified
date:
03/05/2010
(approved
in
8
months)
I-140/I-485
filing
date：03/25/2010
(Filed I-140/I-485 based on Spouse was born in Taiwan
I-485 Case #LIN-10-119-XXXXX
I-140
Approval date：
04/14/2010 (approved 20 days))
I-485
approval：06/15/2010(approved
in 2 months)
PERM/I-485
Approval notices
National Processing Volumes and Trends(6/17/2010)
- OFLC Updates PERM Processing Times as
of 05/31/2010
- Analyst Reviews: 08/2009
- Audits: 05/2008
- Standard Appeals: 12/2007
- Gov't Error Appeals: Current
-
Current Visa Bulletin for July 2010
Based on current indications of demand, the best case scenarios
for cut-off dates which will be reached by the end of FY-2010 are as
follows:
-
Employment First:
Current
-
Employment Second:
China and India: March or April 2006
-
Employment Third:
Worldwide: June through September 2004
China: October through December 2003
India: February 2002
Mexico: Unavailable
Philippines: June through September 2004
-
Employment Fourth:
Worldwide: It may be necessary to establish a cut-off date for
September.
-
Employment Fifth:
Current
-
Please be advised that the above date ranges are only estimates
which are subject to fluctuations in demand. Continued heavy demand
during recent months has reduced the estimated forward movements
projected earlier in the year. It is possible that some annual
limits could be reached or that some preferences could retrogress
prior to the end of the fiscal year. Those categories with a
“Current” projection will remain so for the foreseeable future.
USCIS Issues Revised Employment Authorization Document(5/26/2010
)
-
PERM approval Taiwan born Industrial Engineer received green
card in 1 year (5/24/2010)
-
Computer company -
PERM beneficiary: Master in Industrial Engineer
-
Job
Title： Lean
Specialist (Industrial
Engineer )
-
EB-2
-
PERM
application date：4/25/2009
-
PERM
certified
date：2/8/2010
(in 10 months)-
I-140/I-485 filing date：4/6/2010
-
I-485 Case #LIN-10-127-XXXXX
-
I-140 approval date： 4/22/2010 (16 days
after submission of I-140，no Premium Processing)
-
I-485 approval date：5/18/2010 (one month
after submission of I-485)
Recent PERM approvals from Law
Offices of Jonathan Liang
(5/21/2010)
PERM Case Number: A-09357-XXXXX
Employer: Auto
Parts Wholesaler in California
Employee Qualification: Bachelor in Language+ 5 years Market Analyst
experience.
Job Title:
Operation Research Analyst
EB-2: (BA+5
years of experience)
PERM Filing date：1/12/2010
PERM Certified date ：5/19/2010
(in 4 months)
PERM Case Number: A-09337-XXX
Employer： Telecommunication company in
California
Employee Qualification： MBA
Job title： Market
Research Analyst
EB-2
PERM
Filing
Date：12/08/2009
PERM Certified Date ：05/20/2010
(in 5
months)
** This application has a I-140 EB-3 with
priority date of 01/18/2008. We will petition his 2nd
I-140 and request for the priority date remaining EB-2 as of
01/18/2008.**
-
LCA Policy Mailbox Now Available:
The Department's Office of Foreign Labor
Certification has established a mailbox for questions regarding
LCA policies. Those seeking policy guidance should submit a
question to LCA.Regulation@dol.gov. Questions will be answered in the
form of FAQs. The interested public should continue to direct
all general inquiries regarding the H-1B program to the Chicago
National Processing Center at
LCA.Chicago@dol.gov.
For iCERT technical issues, questions should continue to be
submitted to OFLC.Portal@dol.gov
(5/19/2010
)
-
New Schedule of Fees for Consular Service Effect 15 days after
5/20/2010(5/19/2010
)
Nonimmigrant
visa and border crossing card application processing fees (per
person):
(a)
Non-petition-based nonimmigrant visa (except E category) $140
(b) H, L, O, P,
Q and R category nonimmigrant visa $150
(c) E category
nonimmigrant visa $390
(d) K category
nonimmigrant visa $350
(e) Border
crossing card ǔ age 15 and over (valid 10 years) $140
(f) Border
crossing card ǔ under age 15; for Mexican citizens if parent or
guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card (valid 10
years or until the applicant reaches age 15, whichever is
sooner)
$14
-
-
ICE Updates List of SEVP Approved Schools
(Updated 5/18/10)
- Combine EAD and AP into one document
and issue for 3 years. USCIS is in the process of
developing a combination work authorization (EAD) and
Advance Parole (AP) card. An announcement regarding this
combination card will be made later this year.
-
USCIS To Issue Redesigned Green Card
-
Naturalization and Adjustment Background Check Processing
Issues Resolved:
USCIS reported that the background check
processing issues on I-485 and N-400 cases having taken
place in late February and early March 2010. All
affected cases are back in the normal processing stream. If
you have a case that is outside normal processing time for
the application type, please contact the USCIS National
Customer Service Center directly at 1-800-375-5283.(5/6/2010
)
-
-
Upcoming
OFLC Online Systems Outage
on Friday May 7, 2010, from 5:00pm to
7:00pm (Eastern Daylight Time), the OFLC systems will be
unavailable. This includes iCERT, PERM submissions, and the
helpdesk e-mail centers.
(5/5/2010)
-
USCIS TSC E-mail Pilot Initiative
(5/4/2010)
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