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Episode 06,
May 05, 2008: P Visa for Sportspersons
- Christina A. Apfel, Esq
The P visa category is reserved for people who will be coming to the US to perform in athletics. At our office, we routinely process P visas for tennis players.
 
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Episode 05,
Mar 03, 2008: BALCA Decisions
- Yasmin Blackburn, Esq
This podcast concerns three recent Board of Alien Labor Certification (BALCA) decisions that have a great impact on the PERM process. PERM denials may be appealed to BALCA. A few cautions about PERM: the new system is very unforgiving of errors, employer involvement at all levels is key unlike the old system, and good faith recruitment is critical to having a case approved.
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Episode 04,
Feb 11, 2008: Upcoming H-1B Season - 2009
- Vaman B. Kidambi, Esq
O.K., so we are once again looking at a mad rush to file H-1Bs on April 1st. Technically, the USCIS is supposed to accept petitions for the first two days before they close the CAP for FY 2009. So, you have until the end of the day on the 2nd to file petitions.
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Episode 03,
Feb 04, 2008: RFE’s Why? And, How To Avoid Them
- Christina A. Apfel, Esq
This week, we would like to discuss Requests for Additional Evidence, commonly known as RFEs. Specifically RFEs issued in H-1B cases.
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Episode 02,
Jan 28, 2008: PERM Audits - Why?
- Yasmin Blackburn, Esq
Hello and welcome to this immigration minute with Kidambi & Associates. The Department of Labor closed all Backlog Reduction Centers or BECs on September 30, 2007. BEC personnel were then moved to the National Processing Centers. In addition, some State Workforce Agency personnel were also moved to the National Processing Centers.
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Episode 01, Jan 18, 2008: Welcome to Kidambi iCastTM
- Vaman B. Kidambi, Esq
Welcome to Kidambi & Associates. You are listening to the first of a series of periodical pod casts on our website designed to introduce you to our services.
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