PERM

How to Address H-1B RFEs Questioning the Beneficiary’s Educational Qualifications?

One of the common RFE issues raised by USCIS in connection with H-1B petitions is the suitability of the beneficiary’s educational (and experience) qualifications.  There are two aspects to this RFE issue — whether the degree itself is a US-equivalent [...]

By |2023-10-31T21:47:42-04:00October 31st, 2023|Articles, H-1B, News Alert, PERM|

PERM Labor Certification Overview and Processing Times

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and one of the most common questions is what is an overview of the entire PERM process and how long it would take.   Below are are [...]

By |2024-01-31T07:30:51-05:00September 26th, 2023|Articles, DOL, News, News Alert, PERM|

PERM Processing Times (November 30, 2017)

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. The [...]

By |2017-12-14T08:59:23-05:00December 14th, 2017|Articles, DOL, News, News Alert, PERM|

USCIS Starts Mailing H-1B Cap Non-Selection Notices

Two months after completing the random H-1B cap lottery, USCIS has started mailing back the H-1B cap applications which were not selected under the random H-1B cap lottery.     While the H-1B cap receipts for selected cases were sent out by May 3rd,  many employers and applicants who had not heard by now had to assume that their [...]

By |2017-06-19T09:45:45-04:00June 19th, 2017|Articles, H-1B, News, News Alert, PERM|

PERM Processing Times (May 31, 2017)

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. The [...]

By |2017-06-15T12:46:47-04:00June 15th, 2017|Articles, DOL, News, PERM|

PERM Processing Times (December 3, 2016)

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. The [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:00-04:00December 8th, 2016|Articles, DOL, News, PERM|

PERM Processing Times (September 1, 2016)

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. The [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:04-04:00September 9th, 2016|Articles, News, PERM|

Current PERM Processing Times (April 7, 2016)

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:06-04:00April 28th, 2016|Articles, News, PERM|

Current PERM Processing Times (January 4, 2016)

Our office handles many ETA Form 9089 – Permanent Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications and we are closely monitoring the current PERM processing times not only for the benefit of our clients but also to be able to predict longer-term trends in PERM processing. [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:07-04:00January 21st, 2016|Articles, DOL, News, PERM|

PERM, H-1B and Prevailing Wage Case Processing Statistics from the Department of Labor (FY2015 Q4)

The Department of Labor has provided some updates for the fourth quarter of the Fiscal Year 2015 (July 1 to September 30, 2015) on their processing of PERM, H-1B LCA and prevailing wage determination cases and we are happy to share them with our clients and readers. DOL Processing Statistics (Fourth Quarter, 2015 Fiscal Year) [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:08-04:00November 5th, 2015|Articles, DOL, H-1B, News, PERM|

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