DOL Provides Online Status at BPCs
Posted Sep 22, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has implemented an online case tracking system for labor certifications pending with the Backlog Processing Centers (BPCs). To use the system, it is necessary to have the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) case number. This number is the case number assigned by the BPC, and can be found in the 45-day continuation letter. It starts with either a D or a P, depending upon whether the case is pending at the Dallas or Philadelphia Backlog Processing Center. The BPC Status Check System is available on the DOL WebSite.
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Basic status information is provided, with one of seven possible status notations. These are:

a) Your case has been entered and is under review.
b) The case is being worked on or is in the queue ready to be worked on.
c) Case has been certified.
d) Case has been denied.
e) Case is being appealed.
f ) Case has been withdrawn.
g) Case has been closed.

We at the Murthy Law Firm have tried the system and have found it to be helpful. Since it does not have the name of the beneficiary or the employer, however, it does not appear that it can be used as a substitute for the screenshot to file for the seventh year and beyond H1B extensions. We hope that this system will prove helpful to those MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers who have cases pending at the BPCs, helping them to gain further insight into their case statuses.