RIR's getting rejected?

[gkb]

Hi,
I heard that Labour certifications filed on RIR are getting rejected. Is that true? I also heard that the DOL is asking the company to file as Non RIR. Please let me know your openion on this.

Thanks

 

[gp111]

NOT ALL RIR GETTING REJECTED.. read this...

The Department of Labor in San Francisco is in receipt of the long awaited letter from Washington. This letter confirms that a certifying officer at the time of adjudicating a Labor Certification Application must take into consideration whether the employer has had layoffs for the geographical area and/or if there have been layoffs in the area of intended employment.

If the Department of Labor has reason to believe that the employer has had layoffs in the immediately preceding six months, a Notice of Findings will be issued asking for details of U.S. workers who were laid off.

If there were no layoffs by the sponsoring employer, however there were layoffs in the intended area of employment, a letter is issued. This letter provides three options: 1) to retest the market by placing one advertisement; 2) to remand the application to the Employment Development Department (EDD) for processing as a regular case; or 3) to withdraw the application.

 

[spenala]

My RIR case has been rejected and will be processed in non-RIR with Old Prirority date. NJ filed may 2001

 

[Akash Sharma]

My case status show "Remand issued to Employer", what is that means? Does it mean rejected?

 

[gp111]

Akash..

Remand issued to Employer is
"to remand the application to the Employment Development Department (EDD) for processing as a regular case".. you will keep your old priority date

 

[myPR]

What will be my priority date?

My lawyer told me that my case was filed to EDD in 7/2001 and to DOL in 4/2002.
Will my "Old Priority Date" be 7/2001 or 4/2002?

Thanks.