Visa Bulletin For January 2025
Platino-Bargas v. Garland (unpub.) "After reviewing the record, briefs of the parties, and previously filed joint motion of the Government and Petitioner to remand, we grant the motion to remand...
Bouarfa v. Mayorkas (9-0) "JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court. A common feature of our Nation’s complex system of lawful immigration is mandatory statutory rules paired with...
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 10, 2024 "This final rule makes updates to reflect a statutory change to the class of individuals who may qualify for Special Immigrant Visas...
USCIS, Dec. 10, 2024 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that will support U.S. employers, foster economic growth, and improve access to employment authorization documents...
BIB Daily presents bimonthly PERM practice tips from Ron Wada, member of the Editorial Board for Bender’s Immigration Bulletin and author of the 10+ year series of BALCA review articles, “Shaping the Future of PERM.” Questions or comments may be sent to Ron at ron.wada@tandslaw.com.
Attorneys are careful to disclose travel requirements as part of the job description for a PERM application because of the risks of denial of certification by the CO, as repeatedly verified by unpleasant past experience. However, according to BALCA, omission of a travel requirement from the PWD and the 9089, inadvertent or otherwise, is not sufficient grounds for denial of a PERM application! This is because (1) the regulations governing prevailing wage determinations do not specify content requirements for the PWD, and (2) the DOL Certifying Officer has never articulated a rational basis for its belief that a travel requirement should merit a “bump” in the resulting prevailing wage level.
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