Green Card

According to the Labor Department:

The new employer must submit a copy of the employer's articles of incorporation, business license, state registration, or other official documents that establish the employer as a bona fide business entity and establishes the legal buyout or "successor in interest" position. In addition, a new Form ETA 750 Part A and Part B must be provided to continue the permanent foreign labor certification process.

According to the Labor Department:

No queue will automatically get preference. We plan to allocate resources based on the number of cases in each queue. However, we anticipate that the processing time for RIR cases will be shorter that that for TR cases.

How is the 2 track system going to work, that is the RIR and TR streams?

What resources will be allocated to each?

What is the time period for each?

Will the resources be allocated such that the last TR case and RIR case will be adjudicated together at the end of the 24-30 months?

According to the Labor Department:

At this time we are not able to answer questions which are this specific other than to say that it is our goal to treat RIR and TR cases in an equitable manner.

Will the Backlog Processing Centers (BPC) maintain separate tracks for a) traditional filings; b) RIR filings; and c) special handling filings? If not, why not?

According to the Labor Department:

The Centers will maintain separate tracks for traditional filings and RIR filings. At this point, all cases identified as special handling will be forwarded to on-site federal staff for processing. As an enhancement to the operating system, we are investigating how these cases can be electronically expedited.

Case Processing

According to the Labor Department:

Only the employer or attorney of record may make the request. A request from an alien will not be addressed.

According to the Labor Department:

Upon receipt of the requested information, BEC staff will review the documentation provided to determine if it sufficient to continue processing the case.

According to the Labor Department:

Decisions about whether sufficient information has been provided about the case to continue processing will be made by BEC staff on a case-by-case basis, based on the information provided and the ability of the BEC to adequately reconstruct the case. Therefore, it is to your advantage to locate and send as much of the above-requested information about your case as possible.

According to the Labor Department:

The BEC will send an e-mail to acknowledge your request. Depending on the volume of inquiries, response time may vary.

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