Compliance Management

DHS eliminates annual numerical cap and petition provisions for NAFTA Mexican professionalsOn March 10, 2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim rule in the Federal Register to remove the annual numerical cap on the number of Mexican

USCIS instructs on employer ability to pay in the context of I 140 petitions.

DOL issues memo concerning PERM regulations and SWAsOn September 29, 2004, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued a memo, FY 2005 Transition Guidance, to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) updating administrators about the efforts to streamline

DHS adds actuaries and plant pathologists to NAFTA clarifies U.S. licensure requirementsA U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) final rule effective November 12, 2004 amends DHS regulations by adding Actuaries and Plant Pathologists to Appendix 1603.D.1 of the North American

The H 1B Visa Reform Act of 2004Text of the H 1B Visa Reform Act of 2004.

DOL final PERM rule published on December 27, 2004. The changes are effective for permanent labor certification applications filed on or after March 28, 2005.

DOL's "Prevailing Wage Determination Policy Guidance for Nonagricultural Immigration Programs," provides field guidance to the National Prevailing Wage Center (NPWC) on making centralized national prevailing wage determinations.

DOL final rule makes electronic LCA filing mandatory as of January 4, 2006A December 5, 2005 final rule DOL will eliminate the fax and mail methods of filing H 1B labor condition applcations (LCAs), and make electronic filing mandatory for

USCIS Memo on H 1B Cap Exemption for Holders of US Masters Degree and HigherUSCIS memo HQPRD70 23.12 AD06 24, M. Aytes (May 2, 2006) This USCIS memo amended the Adjudicator's Field Manual to clarify the definition of "U.S. master's