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California Service Center issues RFE on Every Other L-1B Petition!

kidambilaw2018-03-25T21:09:55+00:00Mar 6, 2014|

In 2013, the California Service Center issued a Request for Evidence on almost every other Petition filed for L1B classification. This information is based on Statistics recently obtained in response to a FOIA request for FY2012 and 2013 from the USCIS. More startling is the fact that the rate of approval has dropped from [...]

Invalidation of Labor Certifications – What happens when the USCIS second guesses a certified PERM Application?

kidambilaw2012-11-22T12:29:27+00:00Nov 22, 2012|

Invalidation of Labor Certification by the DHS/Consulate (USCUS) is rare. At least two types of invalidations have occurred recently, both by the Nebraska Service Center of the USCIS. Authority can be traced to the regulations at 20 C.F. R. § 656.30(d): (d) Invalidation of labor certifications. After issuance, a labor certification may be revoked by ETA using [...]