In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and
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A Government Shutdown Put a Halt to LCAs and PERM Labor Certifications
If Congress should fail to pass a FY2016 budget or Continuing Resolution before October 1, 2015, the government, including the Department of Labor will shut down (again; previously occurred in…
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EB-2 China and India retrogress; other categories move forward: September 2015 Visa Bulletin Released
The Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for September 2015. There was forward movement in most employment-based and family-based visa categories, however, EB-2 China and India experienced…
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Unexpected surge in EB-2 demand will negatively impact EB-2 India – Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his analysis of current trends and future projections for the various immigrant preference categories…
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PERM Statistics Published by DOL
The Department of Labor has provided some updates for the Fiscal Year 2014 on the PERM program (as of 12/31/14), including number of applications received, top occupations, work site states,…
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