TheU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)issuedamemorandumdatedJanuary8,2010thathasgreatsignificancefortheITconsultingindustry.ThismemospecifieshowUSCISpersonnelshoulddeterminetheexistenceoftherequiredemployer-employeerelationshipwhenadjudicatingH1Bpetitions.Thememo,issuedbyAssociateDirectorofServiceCenterOperations,DonaldNeufeld,providesguidanceregardingthetypeofevidencethatsufficientlyconf...[
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ScheduleAisalistofoccupations,setforthat20CFR656.15,forwhichtheDepartmenthasdeterminedtherearenotsufficientU.S.workerswhoareable,willing,qualifiedandavailable.Inaddition,ScheduleAestablishesthattheemploymentofaliensinsuchoccupationswillnotadverselyaffectthewagesandworkingconditionsofU.S.workerssimilarlyemployed.TheoccupationslistedunderScheduleAinclude:GroupIPhysicalTherapists-whopossessallthequal...[
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Q:DoesthismemorandumchangeanyoftherequirementstoestablisheligibilityforanH-1Bpetition?
A:No.ThismemorandumdoesnotchangeanyoftherequirementsforanH-1Bpetition.TheH-1BregulationscurrentlyrequirethataUnitedStatesemployerestablishthatithasanemployer-employeerelationswithrespecttothebeneficiary,asindicatedbythefactthatitmayhire,pay,fire,superviseorotherwisecontroltheworkofanysuchemployee.Inadditiont...[
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RepresentativeLuisGutierrez(D-IL)introducedlegislationonDecember15,2009,titledtheComprehensiveImmigrationReformforAmerica'sSecurityandProsperityActof2009(CIRASAP).
Thebilladdressesawiderangeofkeyimmigrationareas.ComprehensiveImmigrationReformisintendedasanoverarchingrewriteofalaundrylistofpervasiveimmigrationproblemareas.Itisanefforttoaddresstheseissuesinacohesivemanner,ratherthaninapiecemealf...[
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TheUSCISOmbudsman'sofficeprovidesanimportantmechanismforthegeneralpublictoaddressmanyproblemswiththeUSCISproceduresandpolicy.TheJanuary31,2008teleconferencerevealedcommonproblemswiththeprocessingofK-3visas.Asaresult,theUSCISisobligatedtorespondtotheseconcernsandreportbacktotheCISOmbudsmanonthestepsitintendstotaketoimproveitsservices.AccordingtomanyparticipantsintheJanuary31stteleconference,complic...[
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F-1Students'OptionsforOPTEmploymentand17-MonthSTEMExtension
1.TotalTimeframesforUnemploymentwhileonOPT
UndertheUSCISprovisions,onewhoisonOPTmayhavenomorethanatotalof90daysofunemploymentduringtheregularone-yearpost-completionOPTperiod.Studentswhoareeligibleforanadditional17monthsofOPT(foratotalof29months)mayhavenomorethanatotalof120daysofunemploymentduringthe29-monthOPTperiod.
2.Contrac...[
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NIW-国家利益绿卡问题解答:CanITieThisNIWBasedI-140PetitiontoMyPreviouslyFiledI-485Application?
Question:MyEB1AI-140wasdeniedlastweek(employer-sponsored).Currently,IamonH1Bvalidfor2moreyears.IwanttofileNIWandpossiblyafreshEB1Apetition.Butnow,thePriorityDateinEB2formyhomecountryisnotcurrentforfilinganewI-485(thePriorityDateinEB1iscurrent).
MypreviousI-485wasfiledconcurrentlywithEB1AI-140,butm...[
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NIW-国家利益绿卡问题解答:CanIFileAnotherI-140PetitionduringanNIWAppealPendingPeriod?
Question:MyemployersponsoredNIWpetitionwasdeniedafterthelayerrepliedaRFEnotice.TheUSCIS'denynoticesaidthatmyemploymentimpactisnotinnationalscope,andIdonothavemuchofpastaccomplishments.
Iwanttofileanappealformycase,butitmaytakealongtime.CanIfileanotherI-140petitionduringanappealpendingperiod?
Answer:Aft...[
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AccordingtoaDOLreport,thecurrentstatusofPERMapplicationsareasfollows:
TotalPending,IncludingPendingAppeals:65,800
AuditCases:24,600(37%ofitsworkload)
FinalReviewCases(NotJustClean-CutCasesbutAlltheInitialReviewStageCases):37,500(57%ofitsworkload)
SupervisedRecruitmentCases:130
RequestforReviewandRequestforReconsiderationCases:3,000(9%ofitsworkloads)
TheFinalReviewstatistics...[
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H-1BEmployer'sObligationsundertheH-1BandLCA,andWageObligationuntilRealTermination
Itisimportantforemployerstounderstandtheirobligationsandhowtobestavoidback-wageissuesintheH-1Bcontext,intheeventofaU.S.DepartmentofLabor(DOL)investigation.ThishelpsemployerscomplywiththelawandalsohelpsemployeesmaintainvalidlegalstatusintheUnitedStates.
1.Employer'sObligationsundertheH-1BandLCA
Inordertoem...[
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