Today, USCIS published notice that it will expand premium processing of I-140 Petitions to H-1B holders that have already “H-ed” out.  In the past, I-140 Premium Processing was only available for those who were within 60 days of the expiration of their 6th year and who did not qualify for the 1-year AC21 extension at […]

Ever wonder what’s going on with your PERM case?  DOL finally updated processing times during a recent stakeholders meeting with AILA:
Clean cases (non-audited cases) filed on or before June 2008 are being processed.
Audited cases filed on or before August 2007 are being processed.
Denied cases that were subsequently appealed are being processed according to the original […]

On Nov. 7th, Hammond Law Group will host an immigration seminar specifically designed for IT companies. The seminar will be held in NYC at the Helmsley Hotel. For more info visit the HLG web-site.

Based upon information obtained from the recently filed lawsuit, Fragomen vs. Chao  (DOL) it is expected by many experts, that PERM cases facing an audit by the DOL will be delayed by over 1 year as the DOL attempts to follow through on its promise to audit all PERM applications filed by Fragomen.  For all of […]

The DOL announced today that all of the PERM filings made by the national law firm Fragomen will be subject to audit due to claims of the law firm being improperly involved in the rejection of U.S. workers.  Given the vague nature of the regulation in question, this action could prove to be enlightening and […]