Labor certifications cooked; what does that mean to us ?

[marlon2006]

If I understand correctly, all backlogged LC's have been submitted for processing. That means that finally 245(i) will hit USCIS hard. Someone reported that there were 200,000+ backlogged cases (I have no evidence myself).

Therefore it is a fact that 245(i) cases are on the way to hit USCIS in the next weeks ahead. Since USCIS is using the argument of 'perceived demand', yes, now USCIS has all the motives of the world to keep EB3 World stuck for a while.

I think the only lesson I've learned so far is that we cannot rely on GC. We need to keep ourselves busy. I will either resume my masters program or I will switch jobs on AC21. I need to decide which one is more strategical. My worst nightmare is getting old and wait for years to come for this GC thing. God Forbidden, can you imagine that if just before dates become current our respective PD'ss, another 9/11 happens ? This country would ignore us for good once again. Then our life would be a serious limbo. I want to go away from that scenario.

07/06/2006: Continuous Pouring-In of BEC 45-Day Letters

As we reported earlier, the BECs have been mailing out en masse 45-day letters after completion of the data-entry for all the backlog cases. Unlike the previous experiences, the employers who receive the 45-day letters are given an opportunity to request the change of addresses and phone numbers when they return the responses to the BECs. This is extremely helpful to those employers that have relocated since they filed the applications years back. It really appears that the BECs are now in the right track and the immigrant community should appreciate the agency for the job well done. The immigrant community is expected to see another help shortly that will include:
Online Status Check
Online Processing Times Report
Supervised Recruitment Instructions for the traditional regular labor certification cases. We commend the leaders of the Becs to short-cut the prevailing wage determination process that will bypass the State offices (SWA) in managing the backlog application processing. BECs, rather than SWAs, will determine the prevailing wage and send out such determination to the applicants as part of the supervised recruitment instructions. Wonderful idea, indeed

 

[blondhenge]

It will retrogress in October

If I understand correctly, all backlogged LC's have been submitted for processing. That means that finally 245(i) will hit USCIS hard. Someone reported that there were 200,000+ backlogged cases (I have no evidence myself).

Therefore it is a fact that 245(i) cases are on the way to hit USCIS in the next weeks ahead. Since USCIS is using the argument of 'perceived demand', yes, now USCIS has all the motives of the world to keep EB3 World stuck for a while.

I think the only lesson I've learned so far is that we cannot rely on GC. We need to keep ourselves busy. I will either resume my masters program or I will switch jobs on AC21. I need to decide which one is more strategical. My worst nightmare is getting old and wait for years to come for this GC thing. God Forbidden, can you imagine that if just before dates become current our respective PD'ss, another 9/11 happens ? This country would ignore us for good once again. Then our life would be a serious limbo. I want to go away from that scenario.

07/06/2006: Continuous Pouring-In of BEC 45-Day Letters

As we reported earlier, the BECs have been mailing out en masse 45-day letters after completion of the data-entry for all the backlog cases. Unlike the previous experiences, the employers who receive the 45-day letters are given an opportunity to request the change of addresses and phone numbers when they return the responses to the BECs. This is extremely helpful to those employers that have relocated since they filed the applications years back. It really appears that the BECs are now in the right track and the immigrant community should appreciate the agency for the job well done. The immigrant community is expected to see another help shortly that will include:
Online Status Check
Online Processing Times Report
Supervised Recruitment Instructions for the traditional regular labor certification cases. We commend the leaders of the Becs to short-cut the prevailing wage determination process that will bypass the State offices (SWA) in managing the backlog application processing. BECs, rather than SWAs, will determine the prevailing wage and send out such determination to the applicants as part of the supervised recruitment instructions. Wonderful idea, indeed

Notwithstanding the demand from these, there is no way in the world that an L/C approved today would get a greencard before the end of the fiscal year. Therefore, if there are still visa numbers left, I would anticipate EB-3 to move again, consistent with the past 2 months.

When October hits however, I think it is 100% certain that things will retrogress back to at least April 2001 if not earlier because of the old L/C's that will be filing or filed already.