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This blawg is designed to provide a news and analysis source on the topic of U.S. labor immigration. We provide news breaks of recent developments related to labor immigration law, we analyze recent developments and trends, and generally provide useful information and insight to our readers. Our target audience is 1) non-U.S. individuals employed or seeking to be employed by a U.S.-based employer and 2) U.S.-based employers who need assistance in hiring and maintaining compliance with respect to foreign workers.

Author: Capitol Immigration Law Group is located in Washington, D.C.

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Recent Posts from Labor Immigration Law

  • DOL Performance Report for 2009Q1

    The Department of Labor (”DOL”) has released a quarterly report covering the first quarter of 2009 (ending on March 31, 2009) which report indicates the performance measurements for four categories of labor certifications performed by…

  • FY2010 H-1B Numbers Update (June 26, 2009)

    USCIS released updated information on the numbers of cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 1.  As of Friday, June 26, USCIS has received approximately 44,800 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap.   USCIS will continue to…

  • Increase in RFES - Fact or Fiction?

    As part of our regular USCIS-related filings, we receive requests for evidence (”RFES”) on a number of occasions.  Such RFES are standard practice and often are unrelated to the substance of the petition - for…

  • FBI Name Check Backlog Eliminated

    USCIS has announced that, in conjunction with FBI, it has met its goal of eliminating the FBI National Name Check Program backlog. The goal was to achieve a performance (which can actually be sustained going…

  • Memorandum on Equivalency of Foreign Medical Degrees

    Donald Neufeld, in a Memorandum dated June 17, 2009 provides some guidance on the equivalency of foreign medical degrees for the purpose of qualifying for the EB-2 category. A U.S. medical degree is obtained after…

  • I-140 Premium Processing Service to Resume June 29, 2009

    After USCIS suspended temporarily the I-140 premium processing service on July 2, 2007, we have been constantly fielding questions on when the temporary suspension would end.  Over the past few weeks there was increased speculation…

  • Various Updates from USCIS

    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (”USCIS”) has provided some updates and insight into their operations and future plans during the annual AILA conference: Premium Processing for I-140.  Some I-140s which were previously eligible for…

  • PERM Processing Statistics

    The Department of Labor (”DOL”) has released some numbers about their pace of PERM processing. There are about 58,000 applications currently pending of which 54% are under final review, 38% are in audits, 6% are…

  • Updates from Department of Labor

    The Department of Labor (”DOL”) has provided some updates on their operations and processing during the annual AILA conference. DOL Priorities DOL is working on (1) increasing the amount of supervised recruitment from the Atlanta…

  • EB-5 Job Creation and Full-Time Employees

    In a Memorandum dated June 17, 2009, Donald Neufeld, the Acting Associate Director for Domestic Operations, has provided some guidance on the employment-based fifth preference (EB-5) green card category reserved for entrepreneurs willing to invest…


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