PERM Processing Dates
According to DOL updates as of July 31 2009, they are working on PERM application filed in the following months: No Audit/Final Review: November 2008 Audit: October 2007 Appeals: July 2007
PERM - Labor Certification
NSC Updates – 05/26/09
I-140 backlog
USCIS has recently updated the number of petitions they have pending. The backlog for I-140 was 40,000 in October and now it is down to 10, 000.
I-485
USCIS has indicated that the EB-485 team at the NSC center is pre-adjudicating cases and will be ready to approve cases as soon as the priority date becomes current.
Filing an appeal
DOL Updates – 05/19/09
DOL persuades users to use the new iCERT
The old LCA system will be extended by DOL starting from May 14, 2009 to June 30, 2009. Hence DOL urges users to use the new iCERT during the transition period and to send a feedback on bugs by email.
Some of the new features implemented by DOL with the launch of the new system
Labor Cert reopened and approved after case closed for over one year
We have recently been able to successfully reopen a labor certification and get the case approved after it had been closed because of what we feel were errors by two previous lawyers retained by employer. Our client had her case denied and closed over ONE YEAR ago. We were retained for a consultation and in-depth review. It appeared obvious that the employer and the employee were not at fault. It took some effort but the facts were compelling enough that USDOL reopened the case in the interest of justice. The case was approved last week. We truly appreciate the fairness shown by USDOL.
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DOL Announces Changes in Non-Electronic Filing of Applications for Permanent and Temporary Foreign Labor Certification
[Federal Register: March 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 44)]
[Notices]
[Page 11954-11956]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr05mr08-104]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Non-Electronic Filing of Applications for Permanent and Temporary Foreign Labor Certification
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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PERM Statistics
- DOL Statistics on PERM Processing - Updated April 09, 2008
- DOL Statistics on PERM Processing - Updated April 09, 2008
- ETA Releases FY 2007 PERM Disclosure Data - Updated February 28, 2008
PERM FAQ 2 from DOL website
For additional FAQs on PERM and Backlog, please see the links below:
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Guestbook Entry for Ameer Azimuddeen, United States
Name
Ameer Azimuddeen
Country
United States
State
Massachusetts
PERM Denial Based on Typographical Error by DOL Rectified
We filed an ETA 9089 (PERM) Petition by mail in July 2008, as the advertisements were expiring and DOL had a delay in registering the company's PERM account. A denial was issued on the grounds that the advertisements and prevailing wage were expired when the case was received for processing. Further inspection noted a typographical error by DOL in the year the case was received.
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Labor Certification
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Within a period of about 2 weeks we got our client’s Labor Certification approved.