MPrashanthReddy Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Here is my issue. I am in 6th Year of my H1 and it is going to end in September 2011. My Attorney mailed the LCA for signature to a wrong address and it was lost. So, he filed for my I140 with a xerox copy in August 2010 in regular processing. But still the status of my I140 is in Initial Review. Last month he applied for a duplicate copy of LCA and also upgraded my I140 to PP. But the PP was rejected since I do not have the original LCA and I can apply for I140 PP only after I get my Original LCA Document. Now I need to file for H1 Extension. Can anyone please let me know how many days does it take to get the duplicate LCA and also for how many years will I get for H1? Also, is there a way I can speed up the process for getting the LCA. Attorney please help. Link to comment
veni001 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 You mean PERM labor or LCA? Link to comment
MPrashanthReddy Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 PERM Labor Link to comment
Attorney_15 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 The DOL has stated that when a duplicate original is requested by the employer it will be sent to USCIS, not the employer. Someone concerned regarding their I-140 being pending too long should follow up with USCIS directly or have their attorney handle the matter. Link to comment
MPrashanthReddy Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Any idea how much time will it take to send duplicate Original Labor to USCIS... Its been a 6 weeks that I applied for it and no update on it so far. Is there any way I can find out why it is taking so long?? Any insight? Please help me..!! Link to comment
kk1316 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Hello, Request your attorney to contact CIS if they received the duplicate LCA. If they did, then you could probably upgrade your case to premium processing or at least CIS will give you an case update. Link to comment
MPrashanthReddy Posted September 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Still no improvement in the status. My attorney did not get any update from the CIS. Is there any way I can get out of this mess. Attorney please help. Link to comment
MPrashanthReddy Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Can I apply for labor again and retain my old Priority date?? I've completed my 6th year of H1 and need to take action quickly. Please help. Link to comment
longwaitforgc Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hi Prashanth.. My LCA was also lost in mail, i mean it was not received from DOL itself. just wondering, how long did it take for your I-140 to approve. Or did you apply for a new LCA again? My I-140 was applied in December. Hoping for approval without any issues. Link to comment
inviteyour Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hi Guys, I also refiled I-140 in June 2011 without original labor certificate and got approved in Feb 1st 2012. I would say it might take approximately 7 months for whole process USCIS to receive duplicate copy from DOL and process it. Thanks Raj Link to comment
longwaitforgc Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Thanks Raj for the details. Did you received any RFE from USCIS for signing the LCA. If so, how long did it take to receive the RFE? Did you do any premium processing after the RFE or anytime during the process of I-140? Link to comment
inviteyour Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hi Longwait, Fortunately, we neither received RFE nor applied for premium processing. My attorney sent one follow up letter to USCIS after 6 months (original application date is 6/27/11) but we didn't get any response prior to this approval on Feb 1st 2012. Hope this helps you. Regards, Raj Link to comment
longwaitforgc Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 This is something different than what I have heard from my attorney. But you never know. Hopefully there will be no issues in my I-140 approval. If my original LCA was not lost, I might have received my GC by this time by porting my EB3 priority date to EB2. Wish that happens sooner.. Link to comment
venu7915@yahoo.com Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hi all, my I-140 was filed in August 2011 and it has been over 16 months that I have been waiting, yet the status shows Received on Aug XXX and is in progress. About 2 months back, my attorney tried to upgrade to Premium processing. But, it still shows the same old status, so upon following up with my attorney again, I was told that the USCIS were able to locate my original LCA but it has not been moved to premium processing unit, so once they move it, then the premium status will be reflected on the website. This was a month back info and yet it has not moved. I am completely baffled as to what is happening in my case...now, when I try to contact my attorney or my employer, I don't get any response. It is so frustrating to be in the dark waiting for this upgrade for so long. Can some one suggest me what I should be doing please ? Any help in this greatly appreciated. Link to comment
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