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PERM Approval Unsigned by Alien in Rural Kosovo!

By Js

In a recent BALCA case, the application was denied because the application was filed by mail, and the alien had not signed the application. On appeal, the Employer argued that the application was not signed, because the alien was located in Kosovo, in a place where communications are difficult and mail delivery is uncertain. Obtaining a signature from Kosovo does indeed present a great challenge. This is a problem that many practitioners have faced: How to obtain signatures when the signatory is overseas, outside the US, where mail delivery is slow and uncertain. Despite federal statutes authorizing electronic signatures by...

Full post as published by Joel Stewart's Blog on February 14, 2011 (boomark / email).