Vol:III Issue: 11 Published On: November 2, 2008 Denial of AC-21 Ported I-485 Applications without NOID Interpretations and Non-disputable reasons Recently, there have been a number of denials issued to AC-21 Ported I-485 Applications without the Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). While it is not yet clear if the non-issue of the NOID was [...]

H-2B 2009 Still Open Season Changes in the horizon FY-2009 is likely to be significant for H2-B, not only because it is taking center stage with H1-B number crisis, but also because of proposed changes in the current H2B process. The FY2009 began with the good news for H-2B applicants as the quota is still [...]

Changes proposed for New H-2B Program India May Be Blacklisted! On August 20th, 2008 the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency made two announcements that will have huge impacts on the H-2B immigration – first to withdraw the 2005-issued proposed rule changes to H-2B program, and the second to introduce the new proposed [...]

DOL Enforcements and Weakening Economy Causing Drop in PERM Applications Employer’s Shying Away from Sponsoring PERM applicants? It has been a year of frequent audits, huge backlog for I-140s and a recently revealed decrease in IT jobs due to recession – all leading to a substantial drop in Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) applications this [...]

U.S. Legislators Push Immigration Reforming Bills As Elections Loom Nearer! Over 179 Immigration Bills introduced in the Senate in the 1st QTR of 2008 alone! US legislators seem to be undaunted by the failure of President Bush’s Immigration Reform Bill. As it became clear that passing a comprehensive bill that satisfied everyone is going to [...]