Monthly Archives: July 2011

University of Northern Virginia (UNVA) Raided by Federal Agents – F-1 Students in Jeopardy

We have many confirmed reports that yesterday, July 28, 2011, the University of Northern Virginia's (UNVA) campus in Annandale was raided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agents, seeking and seizing documentation relating to UNVA's issuance of F-1 foreign student visas and UNVA's compliance in the F-1 visa program. [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:12-04:00July 29th, 2011|Articles, F-1, News, Students|

PERM Statistics for FY2011 and Current PERM Processing Times – Significant Increase in PERM Filings; Decrease in PERM Audit Times

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) at the Department of Labor (DOL) has released selected statistics about the processing of PERM labor certification cases.   The statistics and the numbers cover the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2011 - between October 2010 and May 2011. Total Applications Received It is interesting to note that [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:13-04:00July 27th, 2011|Articles, DOL, News, PERM|

Ombudsman Recommends EAD Processing Changes

The USCIS Ombudsman office has released a report and a recommendation to USCIS regarding changing policies with respect to I-765 Application for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cases. The Problem Many employers and individuals who rely on EAD cards for employment find it frustrating that there are no reliable processing times for the EAD cards.   For [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:13-04:00July 20th, 2011|Articles, News, Policy, USCIS|

USCIS Launches Processing Statistics Website

USCIS has just announced that they are launching a new website which is intended to provide new data reports covering agency performance in a number of areas.   The website can be accessed at http://www.uscis.gov/data/. Data Reports Available Currently, there are ten data sets available on the website.    Four of the data sets will be updated [...]

By |2011-07-21T11:17:42-04:00July 20th, 2011|Articles, USCIS, Visa Processing|

FY2012 H-1B Numbers Update – 20,500 Regular and 12,800 Masters Cap Visas Used (July 15, 2011)

USCIS just released the information on the numbers of cap-subject FY2012 H-1Bs filed since April 1.   As of July  15, 2011, USCIS has received approximately 20,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap (an increase of 3,100 over previous three weeks).  Similarly, as of July 15 , there were 12,800 H-1B visas filed subject to [...]

By |2011-07-20T09:15:05-04:00July 20th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, News|

AAO Processing Times (July 1, 2011)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:13-04:00July 14th, 2011|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

August 2011 Visa Bulletin – Forward Movement in EB-2 India/China Continues, Other Workers and FB2A; FB1 Remains Unchanged

The U.S. State Department just released the August 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the continued significant forward movement in EB-2 China, EB-2 India,  Other Workers and FB2A categories. Summary of the August 2011 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:14-04:00July 12th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

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