H-1B/H-2B CountsFY2012 H-1B Cap CountUSCIS updated its count of FY2012 cap-subject H-1B petitions and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions.As of July 15, 2011, approximately 20,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 12,800 H-1B petitions for ...
July 24, 2011ALJ Finds Employer Liable for LCA Wages for Failure to Pay Transportation CostsThe ALJ found that the employer’s failure to prove every element of a bona fide termination, including payment of the H-1B employee’s return trip home, leaves the employer liable for wages for the entire p...
July 24, 2011DOL Experiencing Delays in Processing Prevailing Wage DeterminationsCite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 11072571 (posted Jul. 25, 2011)"The NPWC is currently experiencing delays in processing prevailing wage determinations as it is working to reissue certain prevailing wage...
July 24, 2011So Close and Yet So Far: How the Three- and Ten-Year Bars Keep Families ApartMost Americans take it for granted that marriage to a U.S. citizen and other family relationships entitle an immigrant to a green card, but there are barriers that often prevent or delay these family members...
July 24, 2011Dissecting the HALT Act: The Impact of Eliminating Discretion from Our Immigration SystemImmigration restrictionists on Capitol Hill are attempting to move legislation through Congress that would prevent the Obama Administration from exercising the executive branch’s long-held power ...
July 24, 2011Last Safety Valves in Immigration System Under AttackJuly 25, 2011Washington D.C. - Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement will hold a hearing on the “Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation Act” (HALT...
July 24, 2011Email Scam: Avoid Green Card Lottery Fraud!!!Have you or someone you know recently received an e-mail claiming you’ve won the Green Card lottery and asking you to send or wire money? Don’t fall for it – the sender is trying to steal your money!Learn more and spread the word: h...
July 19, 2011FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count JULY 15, 2011Cap Type CapAmountCap Eligible PetitionsDate of Last CountH-1B RegularCap 65,000ISSUED: 20,500 as of 7/15/2011H-1B Master’sExemption 20,000ISSUED: 12,800 as of 7/15/2011USCIS -...
July 19, 2011Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian FederationFact SheetOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCThe Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced today, July 13, 2011, that Secretary ofState Hillary Rodham...
July 14, 2011Mexican national sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for harboring illegal aliensJULY 14, 2011 BUFFALO, NY)News ReleasesMexican national sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for harboring illegal aliensBUFFALO, N.Y. — A Mexican national, who was con...
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