PERM Processing Times - 06/14/2013
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DOL Releases 2010 Annual Report On Foreign Labor Certification
The 2010 Annual Report presents information on the Prevailing Wage Determination Process, Permanent Labor Certification and Temporary Nonimmigrant Labor Certification for FY 2010. In addition, this report contains valuable information on State Employment-Based Immigration Profiles, Permanent Education Certification Statistics, H-1B Education Certification Statistics and Country Employment-Based Immigration Profiles. To read a copy of the 2010 Annual Report please check the attachment.
DOL Releases Foreign Labor Certification Annual Report
The Department has released its Foreign Labor Certification Annual Report. The 2010 Annual Report presents information on the Prevailing Wage Determination Process, Permanent Labor Certification and Temporary Nonimmigrant Labor Certification for FY 2010. In addition, this report contains valuable information on State Employment-Based Immigration Profiles, Permanent Education Certification Statistics, H-1B Education Certification Statistics and Country Employment-Based Immigration Profiles.
Please check the attachment to view the report.
Prevailing Wage Determinations - Update
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification is providing this update to the public on its plans for becoming current on issuing prevailing wage determinations:
PERM: Week of October 23, 2011
H-1B: Week of November 6, 2011
H-2B: Week of December 18, 2011
PERM Processing Times (as of 05/06/2013)
PERM Processing Times (as of May 6, 2013)
| Processing Queue | Priority Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Month | Year | |
| Analyst Reviews | December 21 | 2012 |
| Audits | June 30 | 2012 |
| Reconsideration Requests to the CO | April 29 | 2013 |
| Gov't Error Reconsiderations | Current | |
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Immigration Law
PERM, Supervise Recruitment, Qualified Job Applicant
We represented an IT consulting company and a Technical Project Lead employed by them. The PERM was selected for supervised recruitment. USDOL denied certification, alleging that the employer rejected a potentially qualified U.S.
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EB-2 PERM, Government Error
We represented a technology consulting services corporation and a Senior Programmer Analyst employed by the firm.
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PERM Proof of Advertising Materials
We represented a consulting company and their employee, a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst. USDOL had denied PERM certification after an audit holding that we had failed to submit tear sheets from our Sunday advertisements. We filed the appropriate motion establishing that it was highly likely, if not certain, that the tear sheets were in fact submitted. We provided evidence from our files, affidavits, and proof of our firm’s normal business practice.The case was approved in less than three weeks.
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PERM Processing Times (as of 06/04/2013)
PERM Processing Times (as of June 4, 2013)
| Processing Queue | Priority Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Month | Year | |
| Analyst Reviews | January 11 | 2013 |
| Audit Review | July 31 | 2012 |
| Reconsideration Requests to the CO | June 3 | 2013 |
| Gov't Error Reconsiderations | Current | |