Monthly Archives: January 2015

PERM, H-1B and Prevailing Wage Case Processing Statistics from the Department of Labor (FY2015 Q1)

The Department of Labor has provided some updates for the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2015 (October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014) on their processing of PERM, H-1B LCA and prevailing wage determination cases and we are happy to share them with our clients and readers. DOL Processing Statistics (First Quarter, 2015 Fiscal [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 29th, 2015|Articles, DOL, H-1B, News, PERM|

Current PERM Processing Times (January 7, 2015)

Our office handles a substantial number of ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has provided an update [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 22nd, 2015|Articles, News, PERM|

U.S. Permanent Residents (and Citizens) Must Declare and Pay U.S. Taxes on Worldwide Income

The United States is one of the few (if not the only one) countries in the world which taxes its citizens and permanent residents on the basis of their worldwide income.  As a result, U.S. permanent residents (and citizens) who decide to live and work outside of the U.S. on a temporary basis are normally [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 19th, 2015|Articles, citizenship, I-131, News|

H-1B Work Visa Cap Season Is Underway – Opens for New Filings on April 1, 2015

On April 1, 2015 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start accepting applications for one of the most popular U.S. work visas, H-1B, for fiscal year (FY) 2016.    Our intelligence and past experience suggest that this year’s H-1B cap season will be very short — five business days.   Our office is already [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 15th, 2015|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News|

Capitol Immigration Law Group Opens A New Office in San Francisco, CA

Capitol Immigration Law Group is growing! We are delighted to announce that we have expanded to open a new office in San Francisco, California.  Our new office location is located in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District at 555 California Street.  The dynamic expansion of our offices would allow us to provide top-rate seamless [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 13th, 2015|News|

February 2015 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Advances Significantly; EB-3 Continues to Advance Significantly

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant (and somewhat unexpected) forward movement in EB-2 India and the continued forward movement in the EB-3 preference category.   Also, EB-2 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 9th, 2015|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

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