ACIP would like to thank the 88 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked a series of questions regarding I-94 automation.  Of the responses received, over 56% said that their organization has had foreign nationals unable to print I-94 cards from www.cbp.gov/i94 beyond 48 hours after admission; over 26% have received I-94 cards from www.cbp.gov/i94 with incorrect information; and over 36% have sent foreign nationals to secondary or deferred inspection for issues related to I-94 automation.

ACIP would like to thank the 66 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked about the different J-1 Exchange Visitor Program categories used by ACIP member organizations.  Out of all of the responses received, the results showed that compared to this time last year, ACIP members used the following categories, with categories used the most listed first:

 

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ACIP would like to thank the 55 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked about PERM applications selected for audit.  The results showed that compared to this time last year, exactly 50% of the respondents have seen an increase in the percentage of PERM applications selected for audit, while 50% have not.  The results also showed that for 74.1% of respondents, 0-20% of their PERM applications are selected for audit; 18.5% of respondents said that 20-40% of their PERM applications are selected for audit; for 3.7% of respondents, 40-60% of PERM applications are selected for audit; and for the remaining 3.7% of respondents, over 60% of their PERM applications are selected for audit. 

ACIP would like to thank the 43 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked about completion of requirements letters.  The results showed that 51.2% have submitted completion of requirements letters from universities for H-1B petitions where the degree requirements have been completed but the diploma has not yet been issued.  Of those respondents who have submitted completion of requirements letters, over 52% have received an RFE requesting a copy of the diploma for the beneficiary, while almost 48% have not.

ACIP would like to thank the 50 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked a series of questions surrounding administrative processing checks.  The results showed that of the respondents who have ongoing administrative processing checks, almost 45% have 1-5, over 4% have 6-10, and over 4% have more than 10.  The results also showed that for all respondents, almost 19% have seen more administrative processing checks compared to this time last year.  The majority of ACIP members, 54.2%, also have policies and procedures in place to handle issues related to administrative processing checks.  Finally, when using outside counsel to assist with administrative processing checks, about 9% of members have seen reduced times to reach a resolution, while almost 24% have not.

ACIP would like to thank the 51 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked a series of questions surrounding the CIS Ombudsman’s office.  The results showed that of the respondents who have used the CIS Ombudsman’s office for assistance, over 57% said that the office has at least been successful sometimes in resolving their cases.  The results also showed that for all respondents, over 68% would utilize the CIS Ombudsman’s office for assistance if their role were expanded to cover ICE and CBP.

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ACIP would like to thank the 69 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked a series of questions surrounding client and other employer worksites.  The results showed that of the respondents who are non-profit organizations, almost 39% have H-1B or L-1 employees who work on projects at client or other employers’ worksites, while approximately 61% of those respondents do not.  The results also showed that of the more than 72% of respondents who are for-profit organizations, over 38% have H-1B or L-1 employees who work on projects at client or other employers’ worksites, while more than 61% of those respondents do not.

ACIP would like to thank the 76 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week, which asked a series of questions surrounding prevailing wages.  The results showed that of the respondents who are non-profit organizations, 28% take advantage of safe harbor by requesting prevailing wages directly from the DOL, while 72% of those respondents use other prevailing wage sources.  The results also showed that of the respondents who are for-profit organizations, over 38% take advantage of safe harbor by requesting prevailing wages directly from the DOL, while almost 62% of those respondents use other prevailing wage sources.

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ACIP would like to thank the 83 members who responded to this week’s Question of the Week which asked a series of questions surrounding the H-1B cap for FY 2014.  The results showed that for cases subject to the regular H-1B cap, almost 29% of respondents had cases they were unable to file and over 71% of respondents filed all of their cases on time.  But for cases subject to the Master’s H-1B cap, the results showed that almost 21% of respondents had cases they were unable to file and over 79% of respondents were able to file their cases by on time.

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