eb2pdjune01
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Hi,
I got from some law site. So it means we are doomed now.
link: http://www.lewslaw.com/US_Immigration_Updates.htm#02182003c
copy:
Summary of DOL/EDD Liaison Meeting of 02-12-2003 (02-18-2003) [Top]
The Employment Development Department (EDD) has advised that the cases being "pulled off the shelf" for processing at this time are as
follows:
Non-Waiver cases filed on April 24, 2001**; and
Waiver (Reduction-in-Recruitment RIR) cases filed on March 28, 2002.
** The Employment Development Department (EDD) anticipates that it will take about 3 - 4 years to work through 04-24-2001
to 04-30-2001 filings alone at the current processing rate. This is as a result of 36,000 cases being filed during this time, with
25,000 cases filed on 04-30-2001 alone.
Number of cases pending:
RIR: 11,297 Non RIR: 46,403
Approximately, 10,000 Non RIR cases have been filed between May 1, 2001 and February 1, 2003
The Department of Labor (DOL) has advised that the cases being "pulled off the shelf" for processing at this time are as follows:
Non-Waiver cases received in June 2001 (San Francisco) and November 2002 (Seattle); and
Waiver (Reduction-in-Recruitment RIR) cases received in December 2001 (San Francisco) and August 2002 (Seattle).
Number of cases pending at Region VI:
RIR: 12,00o to 14,000*** Non RIR: 2,000 to 4,000
***These cases are for the most part on hold, having been so for a number of months, waiting for instructions from
headquarters in Washington, D.C. However, DOL is currently moving forward with those applications where DOL has
information that the employer is laying off workers and issuing a Notice of Findings (NOF).
The following explanation was given as to why the Prevailing Wages continue to be high for 2003 as reflected in the OES/SOC wage
survey:
"Economic downturns typically are quickly reflected in lay-offs, reduced or eliminated
bonuses, and increases in unemployment insurance claims, but much more slowly
translated into lowered wages."
If DOL remands a case to EDD for regular/supervised recruitment, the case is placed in the queue according to the date of filing with the
EDD office.
DOL is currently working on a list of specific occupations in which there is NOT a shortage of US workers.
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Does anyone have a better update ?
I got from some law site. So it means we are doomed now.
link: http://www.lewslaw.com/US_Immigration_Updates.htm#02182003c
copy:
Summary of DOL/EDD Liaison Meeting of 02-12-2003 (02-18-2003) [Top]
The Employment Development Department (EDD) has advised that the cases being "pulled off the shelf" for processing at this time are as
follows:
Non-Waiver cases filed on April 24, 2001**; and
Waiver (Reduction-in-Recruitment RIR) cases filed on March 28, 2002.
** The Employment Development Department (EDD) anticipates that it will take about 3 - 4 years to work through 04-24-2001
to 04-30-2001 filings alone at the current processing rate. This is as a result of 36,000 cases being filed during this time, with
25,000 cases filed on 04-30-2001 alone.
Number of cases pending:
RIR: 11,297 Non RIR: 46,403
Approximately, 10,000 Non RIR cases have been filed between May 1, 2001 and February 1, 2003
The Department of Labor (DOL) has advised that the cases being "pulled off the shelf" for processing at this time are as follows:
Non-Waiver cases received in June 2001 (San Francisco) and November 2002 (Seattle); and
Waiver (Reduction-in-Recruitment RIR) cases received in December 2001 (San Francisco) and August 2002 (Seattle).
Number of cases pending at Region VI:
RIR: 12,00o to 14,000*** Non RIR: 2,000 to 4,000
***These cases are for the most part on hold, having been so for a number of months, waiting for instructions from
headquarters in Washington, D.C. However, DOL is currently moving forward with those applications where DOL has
information that the employer is laying off workers and issuing a Notice of Findings (NOF).
The following explanation was given as to why the Prevailing Wages continue to be high for 2003 as reflected in the OES/SOC wage
survey:
"Economic downturns typically are quickly reflected in lay-offs, reduced or eliminated
bonuses, and increases in unemployment insurance claims, but much more slowly
translated into lowered wages."
If DOL remands a case to EDD for regular/supervised recruitment, the case is placed in the queue according to the date of filing with the
EDD office.
DOL is currently working on a list of specific occupations in which there is NOT a shortage of US workers.
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Does anyone have a better update ?