CanITransferMyPriorityDatefromtheLaborCertificationCasetoNIW?
Question:IhaveanapprovedEB3LaborCertificationbasedFormI-140applicationfrommyemployer,withaprioritydateoflastyearSeptember.Duetotheimmigrationvisanumberretrogressioninmyhomecountry,IcannotapplyforthestatusadjustmentforU.S.PermanentResidentofI-485form.SinceIhaveaPhDdegree,ifIapplyforEB2NationalInterestWaiverImmigrationcategorynow,canI...[
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DoesMyEmployerMustPaytheListedPrevailingWageontheLaborCertification?
Question:MyLaborCertificationhasbeenapproved,butmycurrentsalaryisnotclosetotheprevailingwagelistedontheapprovedLaborCertification,andmycurrentemployer'sbusinessfinancialsituationisnotreallygood.ToobtainapprovalofmyI-140Formimmigrantpetition,doesmyemployermustpaythelistedprevailingwageontheLaborCertification?
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EmployersFaceIncreasingAuditsandSupervisoryRecruitmentinPERMTheOfficeofForeignLaborCertificationreportedintherecentstakeholdermeetingthattheauditsandsupervisedrecruitmentwouldincrease.Atthetimeofreport,approximately30%casesfacedeitherauditandsupervisedrecruitment.Inanumberofcases,afterreceivingtheresponsestotheaudits,theagencyhasturnedthecasesintoasupervisedrecruitmenttrackinanumberofcases.Thistre...[
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TheRecentI-485ApplicationTrendsandTrackingInthepastfewmonths,ithasbeenpossibleformanyforeignnationalstoadvancetothefinalstageinthepermanentresidence(greencard)process.TheU.S.DepartmentofState(DOS)VisaBulletinhasshownemployment-based,secondpreference(EB2)cutoffdatesforIndiaandChinatobemovingforwardsignificantlysinceNovember2011.Thisdevelopmenthascreatedmuchexcitement,withnumerousapplicantsseekingin...[
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TheImmigrantWaitingListByCountryImmigrantvisaissuancesduringfiscalyear2012arelimitedbythetermsofINA201tonomorethan226,000inthefamily-sponsoredpreferencesandapproximately144,000intheemployment-basedpreferences.(Visasfor"ImmediateRelatives"-i.e.,spouses,unmarriedchildrenundertheageof21years,andparents-ofU.S.citizensarenotsubjecttonumericallimitation,however.)
Itshouldbynomeansbeassumedthatoncean...[
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ReferenceLetterforGreenCardApplicationQuestion:
IamcurrentlyworkingforanNIHAgencyunderJ1visa,andwouldliketoapplyforGreenCardundertheEB1andNIW(NationalInterestWaiver)categoriesatthesametime.
Iwanttoaskmyadvisorattheagencytowriteareferenceletterforme.IsittruethataNIHemployeecannotwritereferenceletterforGreenCardapplicationpurpose?
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ProcedureofFormI-140PetitionbyUsingUSCIS'E-FilingQuestion:
IwanttofilemyFormI-140applicationbyUSCIS'e-filing.WhatittheprocessandhowcouldIdoit?Thankyou.
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Answer:
Thee-filingprocessforFormI-140hastwosteps:First,youneedtogotoUSCIS'e-filinglog-inpage(https://efiling.uscis.dhs.gov/efile)andfilloutformI-140on...[
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USCISTransformationInitiativeforOnlineFilings
TheU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)isundertakingaseriesoftechnologicalupdatesknownastheTransformationInitiative.TransformationisessentiallyaneffortbyUSCIStomovetheapplicationprocessfromapaper-basedsystemtoanonline,electronicsystem.
ThetransformationoftheUSCISfromprimarilyapaper-basedsystemtoanonlinesystemwillbeanenormousshiftinitsop...[
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OnAug.2,2011,SecretaryofHomelandSecurityJanetNapolitanoandUSCISDirectorAlejandroMayorkasoutlinedaseriesofpolicy,operational,andoutreacheffortstofuelthenation’seconomyandstimulateinvestment.Theseinitiativeswillallowournationtorealizethepotentialofcurrentimmigrationlawstoattractthebestandbrightestfromaroundtheworldtoinvesttheirtalents,skills,andideastogrowtheU.S.economyandcreateAmericanjobs.
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TheStudentandExchangeVisitorProgram(SEVP)isdevelopingthenextgenerationoftheStudentandExchangeVisitorInformationSystem(SEVIS).Thenewsystem,knownasSEVISII,isdesignedtoaddressthelimitationsofthecurrentSEVISsystem.
WhileSEVISIIwillmodernizeandimprovemanyareasoftheprocess,italsowilltransfermoreresponsibilityforthemaintenanceofstatustotheforeignnationalstudents,themselves,whoareinF,M,andJnonimmigran...[
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