Archive for December, 2009

FY 2010 H1B Visa Cap Met

USCIS has just announced that as of December 21, 2009, they have received sufficient H1B visa petitions to meet the 65,000 general cap.  Petitions received on December 21 will be subject to a random drawing and petitions received after December 21 will be rejected. USCIS will continue to accept non-cap subject H1B petitions for FY […]

Posted on December 24, 2009 at 1:53 am by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) Bill Introduced in the US House of Representatives

Representative Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) has introduced a new bill for Comprehensive Immigration Reform in the House on December 15, 2009.   Representative Gutierrez issue the following press release in celebration of the bill This bill is not complicated.  What we need to do – right now — is not complicated.  Our nation’s immigration policy […]

Agents May Sponsor O and P Nonimmigrants Under Certain Circumstances

Under 8 CFR 214.2(o)(2)(i) and 8 CFR 214.2 (p)(2)(i), O and P petitions may only be filed by a U.S. employer, a U.S. agent, or a foreign employer through a U.S agent. Both the O and P regulations provide that if the beneficiary employee will work concurrently for more than one employer within the same […]

Posted on December 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink · One Comment
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PERM Processing Times and Alternatives

PERM labor certification processing remains abysmally slow at the the Department of Labor.  The DOL recently touted a6% improvement (11% to 17%) in PERM adjudications without 6 months of filing.  This means that the DOL is now able to issue a decision (approval or denial) in 17% of cases within 6 months.  The vast, vast […]

Posted on December 16, 2009 at 1:16 pm by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Labor Certification, PERM

FY 2010 H1B Visa Cap: December 2009 Update

As of December 12, 2009, USCIS has received 62,900 H-1B Visa petitions and are only 2,100 away from hitting the 65,000 H1B Visa cap for FY2010.  USCIS representatives have confirmed the uptick in applications and have indicated that the cap will be met very soon.  USCIS also confirmed that there is weak demand for visas […]

Posted on December 16, 2009 at 12:33 pm by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink · One Comment
In: H-1B Visa, H-1B Visa Cap