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| Hello, I'm kittyz
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My nationality is China
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I last logged in on 16 Sep 2007
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I have been a member since 14 May 2007
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12 posts in trackitt forums
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I added my last post on 02 Jul 2007
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kittyz's Immigration Cases
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| Atlanta PERM case:
Certified in 102 days (5 days more than average*) (0 comments) (View approval trend) |
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| User: |
kittyz |
PERM Filing Date: |
11 May 2007 |
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| Audit: |
no |
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EB2 |
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| Audit Reply Date: |
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Status: |
certified |
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| Certification Date: |
21 Aug 2007 |
Last Updated: |
21 Aug 2007 |
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| Nationality: |
China |
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| Notes: |
MS + 2 yrs |
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*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no audit. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
Of course, for those people whose applications are still at pending at BEC, it could be even much more unfair for them if people who filed in Chicago could get their PERMs done in two days and still file I-485 this month. I am not saying we should get ahead of those people stuck at BEC. I am just saying it is actually a bit fair for us all now. Because we all have to wait in a line according to our PD. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
My attitude twoards the news is neutral because we will never know what will happen next. My guess is that the numbers will not be current for Oct (i.e. there will still be a cut off date for the retrogression). I hope I would be wrong and everyone will be able to file I-485 in October.
From another perspective, this news means that we will have to wait in a line now. People with PDs after us but approvals before us (like those who filed in Chicago and those who just did NIW) would have to wait behind us (assuming we all get our approvals eventually). More sense of fairness? (just relatively, i mean) |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
yeah, I got the same news. It seems to be true. So basically everything will go back to where it was. Retrogression for Chinese and Indian immigrants. Everyone has to wait now. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
Based on the current trend, it seems that 120 days is the average wait time (i know, ATL sucks!). So that's four months unless something worse happens (like they move people to work on H2B or H2A whatever again). So for March people it's about July, for April guys August... you do the math.
I think the immigrant numbers will remain current at least until the end of August. Maybe September as well (before the new fiscal year starts). Highly unlikely after Oct 1st. But you never know. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
Apologies. I was wrong. John Beverly was only an interim officer of the Foreign Labor Certification. He is not within that division any longer (and actually he is a technology head with ETA now. see the DOL website).
So actually William L. Carlson came BACK to the Division of Foreign Labor Certification of ETA. So he is the right person to contact. This is confirmed by various news reports (including new york times) as most recently as May 17, 2007. So I believe Carlson is definitely the guy running the show now.
His contact info:
William L. Carlson, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C-4312, Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone: (202) 693-3010. Email: carlson.william@dol.gov
I will give him a call and send over an email first thing tomorrow morning. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
No, I think Carlson has left the Foreign Labor Certification in 2005. Here is another report by AILA: "Job Change for Chief of Foreign Labor Certification(20 KB - 7/29/2005), Labor Dept. announces that William Carlson, currently Chief of the Foreign Labor Certification Division, will become ETA Regional Administrator for Boston. Current Office of National Programs Adminstrator John Beverly will assume full responsibility for the Foreign Labor Certification Division's programs. AILA Doc. No. 05072965"
So now, the head is John Beverly. This is confirmed by another press release of AILA. "Thursday, February 2, 2006, AILA's DOL Liaison Committee had a telephonic meeting with John Beverly, Acting Chief, Division of Foreign Labor Certification, and several staff members from the labor certification program..."
So I believe John Beverly is the one who is in charge of Labor Cert in ETA. His contact info is as below (collected from the Internet. Haven't tried yet)
Mr. John Beverly
Tel: (202) 693-3502.
Email: jbeverly@doleta.gov |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
Guys, bad bad bad news. The stupid new immigration bill just passed the test vote in Congress. They probably will vote on it on Thursday or Friday. Once it gets passed, the new point system will kick in and the quota for current EB immigrants will be cut down. So we are probably the most unlucky group. We cannot file our I-485 now but once we get our PERM approvals, say, 4-5 months later, the new bill will become effective and the LCs will become meaningless. We will have to face the huge retrogression forever or we will have to give up the LCs and compete with those illegals and people with US citizen relatives. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
I think what we are angry about is that there is a huge discrepancy between the processing speeds of Chicago and Atlanta centers. If the Chicago guys can hand out decisions within a few weeks, there is no reason for the Atlanta guys to lag behind and create so much sufferings. We are paying the same kind of tax dollars but we are not getting the same kind of public service. Our employers are not getting the same kind of service from them. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
Come on. Did you break the law or violate any DOL regulation? Absolutely you didn't. You just sent out a fax or made a phone call. Of course, you cannot misrepresent yourself as your lawyer or your boss but I don't think the law forbids you from making phone calls or sending out faxes on your own behalf (of course, as long as you did that based on good faith). If they cannot discuss the case with you, then that's fine. I don't think they have the right to cancel your PERM application simply because you made the phone call. |
Topic: Whats wrong with ATL PERM Center
I will make some donations, too. |
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