Immigation Office of Peter G. Smith | ||||||
ph: 410-889-5540 | ||||||
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Labor Certification Employer must sponsor you & look for an American worker too. | ||
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The Basics You must have a job offer, and then your employer must search for an equivalent American worker that he cannot find. This involves advertising the job position, a recruiting process, and you the foreign worker left as the only viable candidate for the position. A petition for "certification" is then sent to the Department of Labor after getting a "prevailing wage determination" and after the recruiting process is completed. If certification is approved, a petition is then filed with the USCIS for a green card. Skilled workers and unskilled workers in categories 3-4 will have long waiting periods for the green card.
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The Employer & Attorney | ||
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• Draft a job description • Determine the prevailing wage • Document Recruiting process | • File the Labor Certification Application • If approved, file for the green card. • Process takes six-twelve months | |||
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| Labor Certification works best when an employer is motivated to help keep you. | | |
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