May
16
To those of you who have watched with dismay as labor certification cases get backlogged both at the local state office and at the federal regional department of labor offices throughout the country, take note: you are not alone, and, it’s not going to get any better. Labor certification seems to have [...]
May
16
Filing the Labor Certification Application *
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The labor certification is the second stage in obtaining permission for an alien to permanently live and work in the U.S.A. It usually follows the H-Visa stage. The Labor Certification Application process is a complicated one, and it is highly recommended that legal counsel be retained to represent the employer or [...]
May
11
PERM: New Labor Certification Process
May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
On December 27, 2004, the USDOL promulgated the new PERM (Program Electronic Review Management) process for Permanent Labor Certifications. The effective date of the PERM regulation is March 28, 2005. After that date, ALL permanent labor certification applications will have to be filed through the PERM process.
The PERM regulation totaled over 320 pages [...]
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