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The first step in nearly
all employment-based, permanent residency cases is Labor Certification
(LC). The goal of the LC process is to determine that the
insufficiency of U.S. workers in the local area warrants the hiring of a
foreign worker for a particular position. The local labor market is tested
via advertising and other competitive recruitment. Under
the PERM process, recruitment is conducted prior to filing to test the
market. Recruitment includes two Sunday print advertisements, and for
certain occupations, further forms of recruitment such as job search
websites, postings on company websites, employee referral programs, or
local newspapers. A job order with the State Workforce Agency is also
required. Upon completion of the recruitment, an Audit File is created that
includes the evidence of recruitment as well as information on the company's
existence, ability to pay, and the credentials of the foreign national. A
PERM case can be submitted either electronically or through the mail, though
generally it is
recommended to file electronically. A decision takes an average of 45-60
days. After
LC approval, the employer files a petition with the USCIS.
What We Can Do
For You : At
the Murthy Law Firm, we can consult with you to determine whether the LC is
needed in your case, and what employment-based category/ies may be the most
suitable, considering the specific facts of your case. We can advise the
employer and/or prospective employee regarding the documentation
requirements and legal issues. We can also prepare the paperwork and submit
it to the Department of Labor and the USCIS. We can assist with the entire
green card process, up through and including
Adjustment of Status or Consular Processing for both you and your
family members.
 Recent BALCA
Opinions on Labor Certification Cases
Posted
Apr 25, 2008
Murthy Teleconference Series
for Employers - Wed, May 07, 2008
Topic : Demystifying the PERM LC Process -
The Basics of a Successful Green Card Case! Posted
Apr 18, 2008
Simple
Errors May Lead to Denials of PERM Cases
Posted
Apr 11, 2008
Increased
PERM Audits : January 2008 Update
Posted
Jan 25, 2008
BECs Closed as
of December 21, 2007
Posted Jan 04, 2008
BALCA
Suggests Employer Use Services of Immigration Attorney
Posted
Nov 23, 2007
LC Backlog
Elimination Update - October 2007
Posted
Nov 16, 2007
Previously-Approved Labor Certifications Expire Jan 12, 2008
Posted
Nov 02, 2007
DOL
Backlog Processing Centers Wrap Up LC Cases
Posted
Oct 19, 2007
DOL
Proposal to Revise PERM Form ETA 9089
Posted
Sep 14, 2007
DOL Issues
Foreign Labor Certification Performance Report
Posted
Sep 28, 2007
BEC on LC
Cases after Sep 30, 2007
Posted
Sep 21, 2007
DOL
Proposal to Revise PERM Form ETA 9089
Posted
Sep 14, 2007
Labor
Substitution Cases Wrongly Rejected
Posted Aug 10, 2007
DOL
Regulation from July 16, 2007 / AILF Seeks Plaintiffs
Posted
Jul 27, 2007
UPDATE :
Labor Substitutions May Reach USCIS on July 16,
2007
Posted
Jul 12, 2007
July 2007 Visa
Bulletin Cannot Help Most New Green Card Applicants
Posted Jun 22, 2007
Further Analysis
on LC Substitution Elimination Regulation
Posted Jun 01, 2007
Procedural
Changes for Filing Certain I-140 Petitions
Posted Jun 01, 2007
Labor
Certification : Filing Reminder
Posted May 25, 2007
Premium
Processing Not Available for Substitution Cases
Posted May 25, 2007
Employers Provided Conversion Option in some Pre-PERM Cases
Posted May 25, 2007
NewsFlash!
No Premium Processing for Substitution Cases
Posted
May 22, 2007
NewsFlash! LC Substitution Elimination
Reg Effective July 16, 2007
Posted
May 16, 2007
Delays at
DOL PERM
Processing Center in Atlanta to End Soon!
Posted May 11, 2007
NewsFlash!
LC Substitution Regulation - OMB Review
Concluded
Posted
Apr 30, 2007
Murthy Law
Firm Submits Proposal to Revise PERM Form
Posted Apr 27, 2007
Still No
Set Deadline for Elimination of Labor Substitutions
Posted Apr 06, 2007
LC Substitution
Regulation Restricts Payment for LCs
Posted
Mar 09, 2007
RIR
Conversion Update - Feb 2007
Posted
Mar 02, 2007
Labor
Substitutions : Still Possible in February 2007
Posted
Feb 09, 2007
DOL Trying
to Impose PERM Fee
Posted
Feb 09, 2007
NewsFlash!
LC Substitution Termination Regulation Moves to OMB
Posted
Feb 02, 2007
Correction
of BPC Case Type
Posted
Jan 26, 2007
DOL
Extends "Hold Harmless" Notification Date
Posted
Jan 19, 2007
DOL Updates Guidance on Conversion to RIR
- December 2006
Posted
Jan 05, 2007
December
2006 DOL Update : BPCs More than Half Finished
Posted
Dec 29, 2006
DOL
Facilitates RIR Conversion of Regular LC Cases
Posted Dec 15, 2006
Erroneously
Returned ETA 750s
Posted Dec 01, 2006
PERM Data
Entry Now Has Warnings
Posted Dec 01, 2006
Green
Cards : Improvements in Processing and Strategies
Posted Dec 01, 2006
DOL
Fixing Erroneously Withdrawn Cases
Posted Nov 24, 2006
BPC
Accident - Some Pending LCs Withdrawn
Posted Nov 17, 2006
BALCA
Denies Claim of Multiple Job Openings
Posted Nov 03, 2006
BALCA
Affirms Denial of PERM Case with Old Advertisements
Posted Oct 27, 2006
BPCs
Update : October 2006
Posted Oct 20, 2006
RIR
Conversion Possible for Most Labor Certifications at BPCs
Posted Oct 13, 2006
RIR
Conversion Expansion FAQs
Posted Oct 13, 2006
USCIS
Expands Dallas Pilot Program
Posted Sep 29, 2006
DOL
Provides Online Status at BPCs
Posted Sep 22, 2006
BPCs Update on
Labor Certification : September 2006
Posted Sep 15, 2006
BALCA
Approves PERM Case - DOL Requests Return of Denied PERMs
Posted
Aug 11, 2006
BPCs
Update : July 2006
Posted
Aug 11, 2006
DOL's
Deadline for 45-Day Letters is Reached
Posted
Jul 28, 2006
DOL
Announces Process to Reopen Erroneously Closed Cases
Posted
Jul 21, 2006
All
45-Day Letters to be Received by July 21, 2006
Posted
Jul 21, 2006
BPCs
Update on Labor Certifications : June 2006
Posted
Jun 30, 2006
Labor
Certifications Closed in Error : DOL Responds
Posted
Jun 16, 2006
Premium
Processing Not Yet Available for I-140, I-539, or I-765
Posted
Jun 09, 2006
DOL
Backlog Processing Centers - April 2006 Update
Posted May 05, 2006
DOL Releases Statistics on PERM and
Backlog Cases
Posted
Apr 14, 2006
New DOL
FAQ : Round 8, Lost Labor Certifications
Posted
Apr 07, 2006
Comment
on Labor Substitution Regulation by April 14, 2006
Posted
Apr 07, 2006
BPCs
Update : Mid January to Mid March 2006
Posted
Mar 24, 2006
FAQs on
the LC Substitution Proposed Regulation
Posted
Feb 24, 2006
Backlog
Projection on DOL Website
Posted
Feb 24, 2006
DOL
Proposes Elimination of LC Substitutions and Other Changes
Posted
Feb 17, 2006
Atlanta
National Processing Center on Prevailing Wage Validity
Posted
Feb 17, 2006
Labor
Certification Substitution Regulation Update
Posted
Feb 10, 2006
DOL
Acknowledges Problems with PERM and pre-PERM Cases
Posted
Feb 10, 2006
DOL
Error Causes Missing PERM Approvals
Posted
Feb 10, 2006
January
2006 Update on BPCs
Posted
Feb 03, 2006
Strategies to Consider if Sponsored
by a Company in Trouble
Posted
Jan 27, 2006
DOL
Confirms RIR Conversion Still Exists
Posted
Jan 20, 2006
VSC
Rejects Some I-140s in Error
Posted
Jan 13, 2006
BPCs Update : MLF Cases, mid-Nov to
mid-Dec 2005
Posted
Dec 30, 2005
DOL Update on Multiple Labor
Certifications Filings
Posted
Dec 30, 2005
PERM Approvals
Posted
Dec 23, 2005
Murthy Law Firm PERM Cases - Update
Posted
Dec 16, 2005
DOL Guidance on Labor Certifications
and Hurricanes
Posted
Dec 16, 2005
DOL Update : November 2005
Posted
Dec 09, 2005
Regional DOL Office Closure Schedule
Posted
Dec 09, 2005
Oregon
Court on Combination of Education and/or
Experience
in I-140 Petition
Posted Nov 25, 2005
Status of
LCs at the BPCs :
mid-Oct to mid-Nov 2005
Posted
Nov 25, 2005
DOL’s
BPC Explains its Version of FIFO
Posted
Nov 18, 2005
PERM Approvals Get a New Look
Posted
Nov 11, 2005
After
PERM Approval DOL Allows Earlier Filing to Continue
Posted
Oct 21, 2005
BPC
Update : October 2005
Posted
Oct 21, 2005
Status
of LCs at the BPCs : mid-Sep to mid-Oct 2005
Posted
Oct 21, 2005
Post-September
2005 Reflections on Retrogression
Posted
Oct 14, 2005
Labor
Certification Approvals from Denver and San Francisco
Posted
Oct 07, 2005
USCIS
Accepted LC Approval Printouts for Retrogression Filing
Posted
Oct 07, 2005
Updates
on Labor Substitution, Katrina, and E-3s
Posted
Sep 30, 2005
BECs Update
Posted
Sep 23, 2005
Beware
of Fraudulent LC Substitution Cases
Posted
Sep 09, 2005
PERM
Approvals More Common
Posted
Sep 02, 2005
Proposal
to End LC Substitution and Require Prompt I-140 Filing
Posted Aug 26, 2005
How
Long Will it Take to Get a Green Card?
Posted Aug 26, 2005
NewsFlash! DOL Retracts Earlier Position on
Multiple Filings
Posted
Aug 24, 2005
More
PERM FAQs from DOL - August 2005
Posted Aug 19, 2005
BPCs
Continue Approving Cases - August 5-12, 2005
Posted Aug 19, 2005
DOL
Concern with Abuse of the LC Verification Procedure
Posted Aug 12, 2005
DOL
Labor Certification Leader to Change Roles
Posted Aug 12, 2005
NewsFlash!
EB2
Numbers Available in Sep 2005 : Uncertain Future
Posted
Aug 11, 2005
July
2005 DOL Update : Locations for Filing
Posted Jul 29, 2005
July
2005 DOL Update : PERM and Backlog Processing Centers
Posted Jul 22, 2005
DOL
Screenshot Shows Employer Existence Failed!
Posted Jul 22, 2005
Backlog
Processing Centers Approving Labor Cases
Posted Jul 15, 2005
DOL
Corrections to Previously Denied PERM Cases
Posted Jul 15, 2005
DOL
Functions Officially Reassigned
Posted Jul 15, 2005
DOL
Update June 2005 : PERM and Backlog Reduction Centers
Posted Jun 24, 2005
DOL
Issues Fourth Round of FAQs – June 2005
Posted Jun 10, 2005
DOL
Audit Letters
Posted Jun 10, 2005
Backlog Processing Centers - May
2005 Update
Posted Jun 03, 2005
PERM Approvals
Posted Jun 03, 2005
DOL
Issues Additional PERM FAQs
Posted May 20, 2005
DOL
Update on BPCs
Posted May 20, 2005
DOS
Answers Questions on Employment-Based Visa Numbers
Posted
Apr 29, 2005
DOL on How to Avoid a PERM Denial
Posted
Apr 29, 2004
Visa
Date Predictions for FY2006!
Posted
Apr 15, 2005
DOL on
PERM, Backlogs & Prevailing Wages - March 2005
Posted
Apr 15, 2005
NewsFlash!
"Other Worker" Category
: Potential Visa Number Unavailability Posted
Apr 14, 2005
DOL
Transition Watch : NY State Department of Labor
Posted
Mar 25, 2005
Documenting
Recruitment Steps under PERM
Posted
Mar 25, 2005
DOL
Watch : Update on BECs / BPCs
Posted
Mar 18, 2005
DOL
Answers More Questions on PERM
Posted
Mar 18, 2005
DOL
Guidance on Cases Filed at SWAs
Posted
Mar 11, 2005
DOL
Update : Prevailing Wage Determination Guidance
Posted
Mar 11, 2005
DOL
Transition Watch : Clarity on PERM Issues
Posted
Mar 11, 2005
New
DOL Case Status Information
Posted
Mar 04, 2005
Basic
Labor Certification Process Under PERM
Posted
Mar 04, 2005
PERM
is not an Amnesty Program
Posted
Feb 25, 2005
Retrogression
Update
Posted
Feb 18, 2005
PERM
vs. Pre-PERM LCs : Waiting for the Green Card
Posted
Feb 18, 2005
PERM :
"Identical Filings" and Other Issues
Posted
Feb 18, 2005
PERM
: Address for Mail-In PERM Applications
Posted
Feb 11, 2005
DOL
Provides Additional Guidance on BECs and PERM Centers
Posted
Feb 04, 2005
PERM
Impacts Physical Therapist and Nurse Filings
Posted
Feb 04, 2005
Highlights
of PERM Meeting in Chicago - Jan 2005
Posted
Jan 28, 2005
 PERM
and EB3 Candidates - File Regular LC Now!
Posted
Jan 21, 2005
PERM
Implications : One-Year Incremental Extensions on H1Bs
Posted
Jan 14, 2005
Start
the New Year Right, Immigration Style
Posted
Jan 07, 2005
PERM : A
First Look at Final Regulation
Posted
Dec 27, 2004
NewsFlash!
PERM Publication Expected December 27, 2004
Posted
Dec 23, 2004 - 7.15 pm ET
DOL Transition Watch : Region VI
Update
Posted
Dec 17, 2004
NewsFlash!
OMB
Completes Review of PERM
Posted Dec 14, 2004 - 10.15am ET
NewsFlash!
Employment
Visa Numbers Retrogress!
Posted
Dec 10, 2004
DOL
Transition Watch : BEC Letters & Case Transfers
Posted
Dec 10, 2004
Regulatory
Activity on November 30, 2004
Posted
Dec 03, 2004
Prevailing
Wages under the Omnibus Bill
Posted
Dec 03, 2004
DOL
Update : December 3, 2004
Posted
Dec 03, 2004
DOL Transition Watch : Backlog Reduction Update
Posted
Nov 26, 2004
EB
Retrogression Still Expected in Jan 2005
Posted
Nov 19, 2004
Reminder
: Priority Date Retrogression Expected
Posted
Nov 05, 2004
DOL
Transition Watch : DOL Provides More Insight
Posted
Oct 29, 2004
DOL
Region 5 Reorganized
Posted
Oct 29, 2004
DOL
Sends Transition Plan to SWAs
Posted
Oct 22, 2004
DOL
Clarifies Its "No Expedite" Policy
Posted
Oct 08, 2004
Priority Dates May Retrogress
Posted
Sep 24, 2004
PERM Regulation Still Pending
Posted
Sep 24, 2004
DOL Backlog Elimination – September
2004 Update
Posted
Sep 24, 2004
Murthy Takes Action : NSC on
Ability-to-Pay Issues
Posted
Sep 10, 2004
Backlog
Reduction may Impact Employment Priority Dates
Posted
Aug 06, 2004
Interim
Final Rule on Backlog Reduction Published
Posted Jul 23, 2004
OMB Reviews DOL's Backlog Plan
Posted Jun 25, 2004
Labor
Certification Update – June 2004
Posted Jun 18, 2004
DOL
Seeks Directors for PERM / Backlog Reduction Programs
Posted Jun 04, 2004
DOL
on PERM & Backlog Reductions
Posted Jun 04, 2004
TWC
Outsourcing Labor Certification Processing
Posted Jun 04, 2004
USCIS
Memo on Ability to Pay
Posted May 21, 2004
PERM
Update : May 2004
Posted May 14, 2004
Readjudications
Restricted for Extensions
Posted May 14, 2004
DOL
: Two More Immigration Regulations Pending at OMB
Posted Apr 30, 2004
PERM Moves a
Step Closer
Posted Feb 27, 2004
Philadelphia Region DOL Warns
against Forum Shopping
Posted Feb 13, 2004
California SWA Verification of
Regular Labor Certifications
Posted Feb 06, 2004
Progress on Status of the PERM
Program
Posted Jan 30, 2004
PERM and Backlog Reduction
Tied to 2004 Budget
Posted Jan 16, 2004
Labor
Certification Backlog Reduction Manual Released
Posted Jan 02, 2004
DOL Update
on RIR Processing Guidelines
Posted Nov 28, 2003
Department
of Labor Update – October 2003
Posted Nov 07, 2003
Recent AAO
Decision on Employer's Ability to Pay
Posted Oct 31, 2003
BALCA Finds
Similar Jobs Are Different
Posted Oct 10, 2003
PERM Now
Expected by End of 2003
Posted Sep 05, 2003
DOL
Attempts to Address Routine RIR Denials
Posted Aug 22, 2003
 Green Card
Approval under USA PATRIOT Act
Posted Jun 06, 2003
PERM Update
: May 2003
Posted May 23, 2003
PERM Update
: April 30, 2003
Posted May 09, 2003
Murthy Takes
Action : Education Abroad and I-140s
Posted May 02, 2003
No Religious
Waiver of Photographs on Green Card
Posted Mar 28, 2003
PERM Delayed
to Fall 2003
Posted Mar 21, 2003
EB Priority
Dates Expected to Remain Current
Posted Mar 14, 2003
PERM :
Panacea or Problem?
Posted Feb 21, 2003
Prevailing
Wages and the Use of Alternate Surveys
Posted Jan 24, 2003
Employers
Should Contact U.S. Workers as Prescribed
Posted Jan 10, 2003
PERM
Projected for July 2003
Posted Dec 27, 2002
DOL on PERM
and RIR : November 4, 2002
Posted Nov 22, 2002
DOL Project to
Improve Efficiency in LC Adjudications
Posted Nov 15, 2002
New York
Provides LC Processing Time Estimate
Posted Nov 15, 2002
Concurrent
I-140 / I-485 Filings Now Allowed
Posted Aug 09, 2002
NewsFlash!
Concurrent
I-140 / I-485 Filings Effective Immediately
Posted Jul 31, 2002
Avoid Status
Checks on Labor Certifications
Posted Jul 12, 2002
Concerns
with DOL's PERM Rules
Posted Jul 12, 2002
AILA 2002 Conference Report : AC21 AOS Portability
Posted Jun 28, 2002
Priority
Dates Expected to Remain Current
Posted Jun 21, 2002
President Proposes Department of
Homeland Security
Posted Jun 14, 2002
Department
of Labor Update : May 2002
Posted Jun 07, 2002
INS' Broad Interpretation of H1B 7th-Year Extension
Posted May 10, 2002
Proposed Regulations on PERM Published May 2002
Posted May 10, 2002
PERM Regulations Expected Soon
Posted May 03, 2002
Attorney Murthy to Speak
in Washington D.C.
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