Accordimg to AILA: “The DOL rule establishing a 180-day validity period for labor certifications approved before July 16, 2007, sets January 12, 2008, as the expiration date for those labor certifications, and establishes that an I-140 must be filed with the USCIS prior to the expiration of the labor certification. USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) has informed AILA that all I-140s must be received by the Service Centers by close of business (5pm) on January 11, 2008 in order to qualify under the DOL January 12, 2008 cut off.”
AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 08010967 (posted Jan. 9, 2008)
