FREE Webinar: Latest Trends in the PERM Labor Certification Process

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Jan 22, 2011 in Labor Certification (PERM), Webinar | 0 comments The Labor Certification is generally the first step an employer has to go through in sponsoring a foreign national employee for U.S. permanent residency. In March 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) introduced a new process called PERM in an effort to make the labor certification process more efficient for employers and their employees.  We will analyze whether the DOL succeeded with this...
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USCIS To Temporarily Accept H-1B Applications without Certified LCAs

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 12, 2009 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a 120-day period during which it will temporarily accept H-1B petitions filed without certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs).  This period began on November 5, 2009 and will end on March 4, 2010.  USCIS will only accept such H-1B petitions if they are filed at least 7 calendar days after the LCAs were filed with DOL...
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DOL Addresses LCA Denials Based on FEIN

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 6, 2009 in H1B Visas, News | 0 comments One step of the H1B process for professional workers is filing and obtaining a certified Labor Condition Application (LCA).  The Department of Labor (DOL) recently switched the LCA submission and certification process to an new system called iCert.  Recently, the DOL has been denying some LCAs based on its inability to verify an employer’s Federal Employer Identification Number...
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