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Obtaining Permanent Residence Through Labor Certification

 

It is common fact that most of the individuals obtain their ("greencard") permanent residence through family petitions (siblings, marriage, and parents) or the asylums. This is true but there is a significant massive majority of the people who have obtained permanent residence by means of employment. As a matter of fact, the office has processed many cases successfully.

 

First of all, prior to proceeding to filing of petitions, it is important to know that you have an employer who is very much keen and ready to deliver you a position. Of course, there are some  petitions that do not need an employer like the National Interest Waivers. However, this article will focus more on the process of labor certification. Note that since such petitions are for future or say, the prospective employment, there is no need to work for the employer not until you get the greencard. Therefore, a labor certification may be processed even if you are not working for this specific company. As a matter of fact, you can even begin the process when you are still outside United States. Find out more here!

 

The process for acquiring a permanent residence based on the employment covers three phases. First is the acquisition of labor certification. This will be processed with the Department of Labor). The second would be the visa petition, and either the adjustment of status (getting a green card without the need to leave the United States, provided the employee is very much eligible) or the last one, consular processing (this means processing in which a certain employee would need to leave the United States to get an immigrant visa). Discover more about labor at http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/02/opinions/the-truth-about-unions-tasini-opinion/index.html.

 

Labor Certification Application

 

This is a certification filed with the United States Department of Labor. This take place when there is a shortage of qualified and expert U.S. workers with regard to the particular job, and that the future or prospective immigrant employee will receive a "prevailing wage". Labor certification should be obtained before immigrant visa is filed. The most important factors in the  success of filing a labor certification through http://www.myclassifiedads.net is the correct determination of minimum requirements laid down by the law which are needed to work on the job. Due to the fact that such factor is  critical, an expert attorney must spend a considerable amount of time getting and digesting some information as well as drafting the adequate and needed paperwork. It is very important that applicants all correctly examine and describe the minimum requirements and explain the reasons why such requirements are very necessary. Also, the employer is required to sign the ETA 9089 form (labor certification application) and a letter on company letterhead stating the position, why the prospective immigrant employee is very much qualified for this position, and what are the efforts done to fill the position.

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