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Friday, August 12, 2005
Visa Bulletin for September 2005 - 08/12/05
The Visa Bulletin for the month of September 2005 has just been released. [ more ]
DOL Issues Additional FAQs on PERM - 08/12/05
The Department of Labor has issues additional FAQs on PERM dated August 8, 2005. see below for details. [ more ]
DOL Posts New FAQs on Prevailing Wage - 08/12/05
The Labor Department has posted on its website a new "Frequently Asked Questions" document relating to prevailing wage determinations for non-agricultural programs. Included are answers to when and where an employer can obtain prevailing wage information when filing a PERM application, how employers can get a prevailing wage if filing an H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 Labor Condition Application, and what primary factors are considered in making the prevailing wage determination. [ more ]
USCIS Issues Memorandum Implementing L-1 Reform Act of 2004 - 08/12/05
In a guidance memorandum issued July 28, 2005, USCIS Associate Director of Operations William Yates instructed the field regarding the new limitations on L-1 eligibility for certain third-party worksite situations and regarding the return to a 12-month employment abroad requirement for all L-1s. Excerpts from the Adjudicators Field Manual regarding L-1s were included in the memorandum.
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H-1B CAP has been reached - 08/12/05
USCIS has issued a notice indicating that there are now sufficient cap-subject H-1Bs in the pipeline to fill the fiscal year 2006 quota--a fiscal year that does not even start until October 1, 2005. Petitions filed after August 10, 2005, will be rejected. Those received on that date will be subject to a "random selection process." Please attached USCIS notice. [ more ]
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