DOL rule addresses labor certification backlogOn July 21, 2004 DOL’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published an interim final rule in the Federal Register to address the existing backlog in pending applications for labor certification for the permanent employment of
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
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
USCIS Memo On Remainder Time And Other H Time DeterminationsThis December 5, 2006 USCIS memo by Michael Aytes addresses the following topics relating to determining eligibility for time in H status Clarifies that time spent as an H 4 and