AILA-DOL Liaison Update on BECs (complete)
AILA-DOL Liaison Update on New BEC Public Disclosure System, Processing Dates and RIR Conversion
AILA recommends that members check the status of their pending BEC cases using the new BEC public disclosure system at
http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/foreign/times.asp. If you discover a problem with the status of a case (e.g. case erroneously closed or withdrawn), you can email
info@dal.dflc.us or
info@phi.dflc.us with information/documentation establishing why the case should be active.
In addition, if members have received a response to their "nobeccontact" inquiry stating that their case was closed and they believe that the case was closed in error, they can respond to the email with information/documentation explaining why the case should be reopened.
RIR Conversion
Beginning in November, DOL will be publishing BEC traditional (TR) case processing dates. Updated monthly, DOL will list for each BEC the date by month and year what TR filing dates the respective BECs are working. This is being done to help employers know when they can expect to receive recruitment instructions on their pending traditional cases and inform the decision to whether or not to pursue an RIR conversion request. DOL indicated that they are working on April 2001 and do not expect to advance the date for some time due to the volume of 245(i) applications filed then.
With respect to RIR conversion, DOL will not accept a conversion request once the job order has been placed for the traditional case. However, if an RIR conversion request is submitted to the DOL with a postmark or express courier shipping date that is before the date that DOL places a job order, DOL will accept and process the RIR request and cancel the TR job order.
Traditional Recruitment Process
On traditional cases, DOL is aware that members are finding that there is sometimes a lengthy delay from the date the job order is closed and the time that applications and resumes are being sent to attorneys for candidate review. They are looking into the issue.