CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status based on approved EB-2 I-140 petition

EMPLOYER: Cosmetic Products Manufacturer

BENEFICIARY: Korean Cosmetic Product Plant Manager

LOCATION: Solon, OH

Our client is currently working as a Cosmetic Product Plant Manager and his employer was willing to petition for a second-preference I-140.  Our client has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree and has more than 5 years of experience as a Production Director. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that his employer can petition him as a Cosmetic Product Plant Manager. Second preference petitions for Koreans are current, which means that if a PERM Labor Certification for a second preference position gets approved, the I-140 and I-485 could be filed simultaneously. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-2 classification for his I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us on August 24, 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the foreign degree evaluation report, our office filed the job order on February 11, 2021.  On April 19, 2021, we promptly filed PERM.  Eventually, on August 31, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Korean beneficiary. 

We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter for the I-140 petition application. We included the job offer letter, employer’s tax records, and other necessary supporting documents. The I-140 Petition was filed on September 7, 2021 via premium processing service. Eventually, on September 20, 2021, the I-140 EB2 Petition for our Korean client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE). 

Once his I-140 petition was approved, he retained our office again for theadjustment of status application. On October 14, 2021, our office filed I-485 adjustment of status applications. 

Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our client via conference calls. On June 21, 2022, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our clients. Eventually, his I-485 application was approved by the USCIS on the same day of the interview.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Heavy Equipment Rental Company

BENEFICIARY: Filipino Warehouse Supervisory Training Specialist

LOCATION: Christiansted, VI

Our client is from the Philippines. His prospective employer was willing to do an immigration petition for him, third-preference. Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Education. His employer can petition him as a Warehouse Supervisory Training Specialist. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-3 classification. 

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On November 17, 2020, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on April 15, 2021.  On September 24, 2021, we filed PERM. On March 30, 2022, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipino beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140 petition.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina Special Education Teacher

LOCATION: McIntosh, SD

Our client has an employer who was filling to file an I-140 Petition for her.  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, a valid South Dakota Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since August 2018. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us in June 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on February 11, 2021.  On June 17, 2021, we filed PERM. 

On November 16, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. In response to the Audit request, our office prepared the response to Audit brief along with Employer’s declaration, notice of filing, and recruitment documentation on December 14, 2021.   

Eventually, on March 21, 2022, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipina beneficiary. Our client can file the I-140 petition at any time.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Online IT Service Petitioner 

BENEFICIARY: Kyrgyz Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Chicago, IL

Our client has a prospective employer that was willing to file an I-140 petition for.  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and worked for IT consulting companies in the past. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition.  

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, the job order was filed on April 9, 2021.  On July 16, 2021, we filed PERM. 

Eventually, on January 5, 2022, the PERM Labor Certification was approved without an audit. Our client can file the I-140 petition at any time.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina Special Education Teacher

LOCATION: Alamo, NM

Our client has a current employer that was willing to petition for a third-preference (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a valid New Mexico Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since August 2017. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us in September 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, the employer filed the job order on March 11, 2021.  On June 17, 2021, we promptly filed PERM. 

Eventually, on December 3, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipina beneficiary. Our client can file the I-140 petition at any time.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina High School General Science Teacher

LOCATION: Casa Grande, AZ

Our client has a current employer that was willing to petition her for a third-preference petition (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since July 2016. Based on our client’s education and credentials, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition.  Our client retained us on May 29, 2020. 

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could only be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on October 12, 2020.  On January 8, 2021, we filed PERM. 

On August 2, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. Moreover, the Department of Labor requested Petitioner to submit a business necessity statement for this position. In response to the Audit request, our office prepared the response to Audit brief along with Employer’s declaration, notice of filing, business necessity statement from the employer, and recruitment documentation on August 27, 2021.   

On November 17, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipina beneficiary. Our client can file the I-140 petition at any time.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina High School Biology Teacher

LOCATION: Casa Grande, AZ

Our client has a current employer who was willing petition her for a third-preference I-140.  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since July 2016. Based on our client’s education and credentials, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us in April 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could only be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on August 31, 2020.  On December 8, 2020, we filed PERM. 

On July 2, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. In response to the Audit request, our office prepared the response to Audit brief along with Employer’s declaration, notice of filing, and recruitment documentation on July 29, 2021.   

Eventually, on November 1, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipina beneficiary. Our client can file the I-140 petition at any time.

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CASE: PERM EB3 Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipino High School Physics Teacher

LOCATION: Casa Grande, AZ

Our client has an  employer that was willing to do a PERM Labor Certification for him, EB3  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Physics for Teachers, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for his current employer since August 2016. Based on our education and credentials, our office determined that he is clearly eligible for EB-3 classification for his I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us in April 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could only be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on August 13, 2020.  On November 9, 2020, we promptly filed PERM. 

On June 3, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. In response to the Audit request, our office prepared the response to Audit brief along with Employer’s declaration, notice of filing, and recruitment documentation on June 14, 2021.   

Eventually, on September 21, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipino beneficiary. Our client can file the I-140 petition at any time.

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CASE: PERM EB3 Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipino High School Biology Teacher

LOCATION: Casa Grande, AZ

Our client has a current employer that was willing to petition him for a third-preference petition (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for his current employer since July 2016. Based on our education and credentials, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-3 classification for his I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us in May 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could only be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on September 3, 2020.  On November 20, 2020, we promptly filed PERM. 

On June 17, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. In response to the Audit request, our office prepared the response to Audit brief along with Employer’s declaration, notice of filing, and recruitment documentation on June 29, 2021.   

Eventually, on September 29, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipino beneficiary. Our client can file the I-140 petition at any time.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Cosmetic Products Manufacturer

BENEFICIARY: Korean Cosmetic Product Plant Manager

LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client is currently working as a Cosmetic Product Plant Manager and his current employer as willing to petition him for a second-preference petition (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor of Science degree and has more than 5 years of experience as a Production Director. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that his employer can petition him as a Cosmetic Product Plant Manager. Second preference petitions for Koreans are current, which means that if a PERM Labor Certification for a second preference position gets approved, the I-140 and I-485 could be filed simultaneously. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-2 classification for his I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us on August 24, 2020.

Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that the PERM application could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the foreign degree evaluation report, our office filed the job order on February 11, 2021.  On April 19, 2021, we filed PERM. 

Eventually, on August 31, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Korean beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140, I-485 green card application, and I-765 simultaneously.

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