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 new “iCERT” system, there have been delays in the processing and certification of LCAs. As such, to petitioning employers, USCIS will begin to accept H-1B petitions filed with uncertified LCAs for a 120-day period, commencing November 5, 2009 and through March 4, 2010.
Read the USCIS press release for more information.
Ruchi Thaker is New York City-based immigration attorney with extensive experience and excellent reputation for effective legal representation in simple and difficult immigration cases. I have experience in areas of deportation defense (criminal and non-criminal), federal court litigation, representation on appeals and motions with the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, family-based immigration, asylum, naturalization, and consular processing.
Latest posts by Ruchi Thaker (see all)
- Greencard through consular processing and I-601 waiver - September 19, 2020
- Trump Administration Implements New Public Charge Rule on February 24, 2020 - January 31, 2020
- Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal victory in NYC immigration court! - May 8, 2018