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19 Oct 2015, 6:00 am
*Current = 6 months or less **Other cases are within USCIS's processing time goal of 6 months or less except for: > I-601 - Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility – 9 months Source of Information: USCIS.gov, (10/6/15), AAO Processing Times AILA Doc. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 8:10 pm by Sean Hanover
The AAO adjudicator told the client that he was lying and that the USCIS finding that he was eligible for an O-1 was wrong. [read post]
22 Sep 2015, 6:00 am
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 9/1/15. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 6:00 am
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 8/1/15. [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 10:31 pm by Sean Hanover
This is true of both TPS and other residency requirements for various applications through USCIS (for example, citizenship applications, etc.). [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 12:44 pm by Christopher Losito
Following the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) of USCIS, USCIS has issued a new Policy Memorandum to its employees outlining when an amended H-1B petition must be filed. [read post]
22 Jul 2015, 7:47 pm by admin
Our Analysis of the In Matter of Simeio Solutions Decision Very shortly after the AAO decision came out on April 9, 2015, our office provided a very thorough analysis of the AAO decision – including some historical background, pre-Simeio enforcement trends, together with detailed analysis of the decision. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 8:56 pm by Ashwin Sharma Esq.
Today USCIS issued its long awaited USCIS final guidance on how to implement the AAO precedent decision Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC on when an amended or new H-1B petition must be filed. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 8:56 pm by Ashwin Sharma Esq.
Today USCIS issued its long awaited USCIS final guidance on how to implement the AAO precedent decision Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC on when an amended or new H-1B petition must be filed. [read post]
17 Jul 2015, 6:00 am
*Current = 6 months or less **Most other cases are within USCIS's processing time goal of 6 months or less. [read post]
6 Jul 2015, 11:45 am by Alan Seagrave
The impact of AAO decisions is usually limited because most of its rulings are not binding on future cases and do not change USCIS policy. [read post]
22 Jun 2015, 2:30 am by Tulio Suarez
On April 9, 2015, USCIS’ Administrative Appeal Office (AAO) issued a precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, 26 I&N Dec. 542 (AAO 2015), holding that a transfer of an H-1B employee to a worksite location within a geographical area which would require the posting and certification of a new LCA, may affect the employee’s eligibility for H-1B status; and is therefore a material change in the terms and conditions of employment requiring the… [read post]
7 Jun 2015, 7:21 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
The AAO took this action even though it acknowledged that prior USCIS guidance distributed widely through an immigration stakeholder association expressly stated that no new filings would be necessary. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 9:07 pm by admin
The AAO decision and the USCIS guidance confirm that if there is a change to a worksite location within the same MSA or within a normal commuting distance, then the LCA remains valid and no H-1B amendment is required (but LCA posting is required). [read post]
28 May 2015, 6:00 am
*Current = 6 months or less **Most other cases are within USCIS's processing time goal of 6 months or less. [read post]
20 May 2015, 6:32 am by Minnie Fu and Cynthia Liao
Although retroactivity, if found applicable, may be challenged procedurally under Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), a more specific USCIS guidance is much needed on the definition of “a material change” and the effective date for the AAO decision . [read post]
22 Apr 2015, 6:00 am
*Current = 6 months or less **Most other cases are within USCIS's processing time goal of 6 months or less. [read post]
14 Apr 2015, 3:52 pm by Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C.
  Finally, does the BIA, which is part of the Department of Justice even have jurisdiction over priority dates, since the AAO, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, reviews USCIS decisions about the validity of the I-140 petitions? [read post]