August 2, 2011

Ganze & Company, an accounting firm in Napa Valley, California, filed a labor condition application (LCA) to hire Kevin Limanseto as an H-1B employee but subsequently decided not to employ him. However, Ganze never informed the government of that change, and Mr. Limanseto complained to the Department of Labor that he had never been paid. ... [read more]

The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification recently responded to the question, "Can an employer file a single Application for Temporary Employment Certification for staggered dates of need?" The answer is no. ... [read more]

The Department of Homeland Security's Ombudsman noted on July 11, 2011, that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in some cases fails to meet its regulatory requirement to process applications for employment authorization in 90 days, and USCIS generally does not issue interim employment authorization documents (EADs). ... [read more]

The Department of State announced that the full names of an applicant's parent(s) must be listed on all certified birth certificates for them to be considered primary evidence of U.S. citizenship for all passport applicants, regardless of age. ... [read more]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released data on EB-5 filings and regional centers (RCs) for fiscal year (FY) 2010 and the first two quarters of FY 2011. ... [read more]

"Trusted employers" and boosting the economic contribution of employment-based immigration. In its recently released report, "Eight Policies to Boost the Economic Contribution of Employment-Based Immigration," the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) recommends many solutions to enhance economic growth and competition through employment-based immigration reform. ... [read more]