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The offer, made by a delegation of senior Iraqi officials, was rejected by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said it failed to meet his country's demands in dealing with the guerrillas, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or P.K.K. In its latest raid, ...

Plan would benefit Mexico and Central American nations USINFO Staff Writer Washington -- A new U.S.-Mexico cooperation plan is seen as a way to reduce growing drug trafficking and other criminal activities on the two countries mutual border. James Jones, ...

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WASHINGTON Most Hispanic immigrants believe their future is in the United States, despite maintaining ties to their native countries, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center. The nationwide survey of Latinos found that a majority took part in ...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The bride might have been tipped off on the honeymoon: The newlyweds went to the Smoky Mountains, where they slept in separate tents. Then there was the husband's complaint about her weight. Antoinette Walters Janda said she lost ...

Vicente Fox, the former president of Mxico, came to San Jose Oct. 25 and called on the United States to tear down the wall it has been building on the Mexican border and to reject isolationist policies. 'Walls don't work,' he said. 'The Chinese wall ...

MAFRA, Portugal: President Vladimir Putin on Friday evoked one of the most dangerous confrontations of the Cold War to highlight Russian opposition to a proposed U.S. missile defense system in Europe, likening the threat to the Cuban missile crisis. The ...

Petitioners may submit alternative evidence to establish the employer's ability to pay the proferred wage; however, the USCIS is NOT required to accept the alternative evidence. Some of the key rules regarding alternative evidence are summarized in the following statement from a USCIS Memorandum:

The USCIS adjudicators are required to make a positive ability to pay determination in anyone of the following circumstances:

1. NET INCOME: The initial evidence reflects that the petitioner's net income is equal to or greater than the proffered wage.
2. NET CURRENT ASSETS: The initial evidence reflects that the petitioner's net current assets are equal to or greater than the proffered wage.
3. EMPLOYMENT OF THE BENEFICIARY: The record contains credible verifiable evidence that the petitioner not only is employing the beneficiary but also has paid or currently is paying the proffered wage.

This is according to a USCIS Memorandum, by William R. Yates, Associate Director for Operations, Determination of Ability to Pay under 8 CFR 204.5(g)(2), dated May 4, 2004.

The PRIMARY evidence that the USCIS looks to in determining the employer's ABILITY TO PAY is the following:

1. In cases involving employers which employ less than 100 workers, the primary evidence consists of ANNUAL REPORTS, FEDERAL TAX RETURNS, or AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, OR
2. In cases involving employers which employ 100 or more workers, the employer may provide a STATEMENT from a financial officer of the organization which establishes the prospective employer's ability to pay the proffered wage.

All U.S. Permanent residency (“green card”) petitions filed by or for an employment based immigrant, which require an offer of employment, MUST BE accompanied by evidence that the prospective U.S. employer has the ability to pay the proffered wage. This section of this website addresses various issues related to the employer's “ability to pay”.

This section addresses various issues which are common to to Employment Based Green Cards.

Mike Eckel, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MAFRA, Portugal - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday compared the U.S. proposal to build a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe to the Cuban missile crisis of the 1960s. 'Analogous actions by the Soviet ...

MAFRA, Portugal: Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the situation surrounding proposed U.S. missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe has similarities to the Cuban missile crisis of the 1960s. 'Such a threat is being set up on our ...

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times GROUNDED HOPES: Wilbur, a UCLA junior in political science who requested his real name be withheld, works his fathers gardening business and fears his family will be deported. Many poised to graduate may have to rethink ...

WASHINGTON Most Hispanic immigrants believe their future is in the United States, despite maintaining ties to their native countries, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center. The nationwide survey of Latinos found that a majority took part in ...

By the time they set upon Victor Hernandez, knocking him to the pavement and kicking him furiously, the teenagers were deep into a weeks-long spree of robbing Hispanic immigrants. They coined a term for the assaults, one that reflected the uniformity of ...

Washington: Legislation to give some children of illegal immigrants a path toward legal residence failed a crucial US Senate vote, probably dooming any chance of major changes to the immigration system this year. Supporters needed 60 votes in the ...

WASHINGTON: A bill that would have given the children of illegal immigrants a chance to become US citizens by attending college or serving in the US military was blocked in the US Senate on Wednesday. A 52-44 vote on a motion to begin debate on the bill ...