USCIS Will Resume Premium Processing for Certain Petitions
USCIS announced that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129 and Form I-140 in phases over the month of June 2020. The announcement provides the…
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USCIS has resumed premium processing for certain petitions
On May 29, USCIS announced that it had resumed premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for…
USCIS Announces It Will Accept Refiling of Rejected Forms I-140 with E-Certification or Electronically Reproduced Signatures
After rejecting some Forms I-140 that included e-certified ETA-9089s or blue ETA-9089s with electronically reproduced signatures, USCIS announced that it will ask petitioners to resubmit their Form…
Employment-Based Adjustment Interviews
As of October 2, 2017, all I-140-based adjustment of status applicants are being required to appear for an in-person interview at a USCIS Field Office. Employment based…
BALCA overturns Denial main
Applying the reasoning from Matter of A Cut Above Ceramic Tile, BALCA reversed the Certifying Officer’s denial of the labor certification, finding that an employer is not required…
New Immigration Employment regs
USCIS has published a final rule to modernize and improve several aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. USCIS has also amended regulations to better…
I-140 petition
The Second Circuit vacated the judgment of the district court and remanded, holding that USCIS is required by the INA’s portability provisions to give pre-revocation…
Portability Provisions cannot be used if original I-140 not valid
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal, holding that the court lacked jurisdiction to consider whether USCIS failed to comply with disclosure requirements under…
Can you deny an applicant in PERM because of lack of experience?
BALCA reversed the CO’s denial for failure to provide a sufficient explanation for rejecting eight U.S. applicants, noting that 20 CFR §656.17(g)(1) “does not indicate…
Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
USCIS announcement on revised filing instructions for petitioners filing an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (Form I-140). The new form, dated 6/14/10, reflects an effort…
Denials of I-140s for 3rd Preference Professionals
The Nebraska Service Center Liaison Committee prepared a practice pointer based on several reports of denials on I-140 petitions for third preference professionals. Form I-140…
Comment Request extended by the USCIS on National Interest Waivers and Forms I-140 and I-485
Comment Request extended by the USCIS on National Interest Waivers and supplemental evidence to Forms I-140 and I-485. Form I-140 Form I-485 Form I-140 and…