11
Jul
2023
On March 15, 2023, USCIS issued policy guidance to explain how it analyzes an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage in certain employment-based I-140 immigration petitions, including PERM labor certification-based cases. This article will discuss this policy guidance as well as the general rules for employers to document their ability to pay the proffered READ MORE
03
Jul
2023
Frustrated by lengthy processing times for visas and employment authorization? USCIS offers a solution, but it comes at a price and does not affect your chances of success. With premium processing, USCIS guarantees that it will take adjudicative action on your petition within a shortened time frame. That action must either be an approval notice, READ MORE
16
Nov
2017
On November 8, 2017, USCIS issued a policy memo on multinational function managers designating Matter of G-, Inc. as an adopted decision (Matter of G- Inc., Adopted Decision 2017-05 (AAO Nov. 8, 2017) . Matter of G- states that to satisfy the requirement that the beneficiary will be employed in a managerial role as a READ MORE
18
Jul
2016
The AAO found that the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) erred in the denial of an EB-1 Form I-140 Multinational Executive petition, finding that the beneficiary’s duties were primarily executive in nature. Matter of R-V, ID#16025 (AAO, May 10, 2016). The AAO set forth the regulatory (8 CFR §204.5(j)(5) and statutory (8 USC §1101(a)(44)(B)) definitions of executive capacity, READ MORE