H-1B Petitions Accepted Without Labor Condition Applications

Monday, November 16th, 2009

On November 5, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced a temporary 120-day grace period where it will accept H-1B petitions filed without a Labor Conditions Application (“LCA”) that has been certified by the Department of Labor (“DOL”).  Normally, a certified LCA must accompany an H-1B petition.  However, since the DOL implement its [...]