April 1st, 2011 marks the first day when prospective H-1B petitioning employers and prospective H-1B employees will be able to apply to the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") for and Labor Condition Application ("LCA") and Petition to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("CIS")...
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CANADIAN IMMIGRATION UPDATE: New LMO Forms Coming!!!
As though the LMO application system was not already onerous enough, Human Resources and Social Development Canada ("HRSDC") and Citizenship and Immigration Canada ("CIC") have announced that effective March 25, 2011, the online Labour Market Opinion ("LMO") application system will be unavailable until a...
H-1B E-Guidance from the USDOL
The U.S. Department of Labor has promulgated a helpful guide for employers about the H-1B nonimmigrant visa process.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as amended created the H-1B classification for temporary employment of...
H-1B Site Visits Soon To Become a Routine Protocol
For the past few months, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services ("CIS") has conducted an investigation program aimed at visiting H-1B petitioner worksites throughout the U.S. These site visits began as part of the CIS' goal to decrease the number...
H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Season Began on April 1st 2010.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), Citizenship and Immigration Services ("CIS") began to accept H-1B cap petitions for employment for the Fiscal Year 2010-2011. As is always the case, the next several weeks will be highly scrutinized by H-1B employers, H-1B employees and U.S....
DHS Unveils Initiatives to Enhance E-Verify
Agreement with Department of Justice and Outreach Initiatives Will Strengthen E-Verify for Employers and Employees.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to...
ICE serves 180 audit notices to businesses in 5 states Employment records will be screened for compliance with federal law.
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is issuing Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 180 businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. The notices alert business owners that ICE will be inspecting their hiring records to determine whether or not they...
ONE BAD APPLE . . . U.S. says IT firm underpaid H-1B workers Labor Department seeks $1.9M in back wages and penalty payment from N.J. company
Article by Patrick Thibodeau
Computerworld - The U.S. Department of Labor is alleging that a Newark, N.J., software company, Peri Software Solutions Inc., underpaid its tech workers on H-1B visas and owes some $1.45 million...
USCIS to Offer Free E-Verify Informational Seminars for Federal Contractors
WASHINGTON- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites federal contractors and subcontractors affected by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause to attend a free E-Verify informational seminar on Feb. 23 or 24 at 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va.
THE NEUFELD MEMO CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE H-1B PROFESSIONAL AND SPECIALTY OCCUPATION VISA LANDSCAPE IN THE UNITED STATES.
As we have recently reported, H-1B "season" for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year will begin on April 1st 2010. This means that H-1B employers will be able to submit H-1B nonimmigrant professional and specialty occupation worker visa petitions requesting an October 1st 2010 start date....