Notable points:
BALCA Appeal Times (as of July 18, 2016)
Bottomline: BALCA appeals take approximately 3.5 to 4 years from the date the appeal is filed.
- Appeals from PERM denials with BALCA office are currently taking about 3.5 - 4 years from date of docket
- Dockets are being completed within the same month that they are received
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Analyst Review |
June |
2016 |
Audit Review |
January |
PERM Processing Times (as of 3/3/2017)
Note From Rajiv:
There is nothing new in this memo that we have not encountered before. What USCIS has said in this memo is that the IT title “Programmer” is not necessarily a job that requires a degree AND further a degree in specific discipline. If we claim otherwise, we have to prove our case. We have to do that in many, many cases anyway. Like I noted earlier, this is not new.
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Monday, April 3, 2017
PERM Processing Times (as of 1/12/2017)
BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
This blog entry details the text and the developments in Trump's Execeutive Order dated 27 January that is commonly being dubbed as the "Muslim ban." We intend to keep this updated from day to day.
2 February 2017
Successful H-1 visa stamping: One of our clients had H-1 visa re-stamped at the Hyderabad consulate on Tuesday 31 January 2017. No issues!
Successful H-4 visa stamping and entry: I have just received this message from one of our clients:
PERM Processing Times (as of 3/31/2017)
PERM Processing Times (as of 4/30/2017)
PERM Processing Times (as of 10/1/2016)
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Year |
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Analyst Review |
August |
2016 |
Audit Review |
April |