CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina Elementary School Teacher

LOCATION: Mohave Valley, AZ

Our client has an employer that was willing to petition for a third-preference teaching position (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since July 2014. Based on our client’s education and license background, she is eligible for EB-3 classification.  Our client eventually retained us in May 2019.

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 September 13, 2019.  On January 7, 2020, we promptly filed PERM. 

On July 28, 2020, 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 August 18, 2020.   

Eventually, on December 23, 2020, 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: Baptist Church
BENEFICIARY: Korean Assistant Pastor
LOCATION: Cary, NC

Our client is a Baptist church in Cary, NC which was willing to petition an Assistant Pastor position for a second-preference petition (I-140).  Our client’s prospective employee has a master’s degree in Theology. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that this employer can petition him as an Assistant Pastor.  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 prospective employee’s credentials, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-2 classification for his I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us in on September 6, 2018. 

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 April 5, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed.  Then, our office filed the job order on January 6, 2020.  On June 18, 2020, we promptly filed PERM.  Eventually, on December 22, 2020, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Korean beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140 petition.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification    
EMPLOYER: Dental Group in Cleveland, OH
BENEFICIARY: Korean Dentist

Our client is from South Korea who is currently working in the United States as an associate dentist under an H-1B status. Her current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for her, second-preference. Our client has a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in the United States. Based on these, her employer can petition her as an associate dentist. She is eligible for EB-2 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. PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On December 6, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained the Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on March 30, 2020.  On June 4, 2020, we promptly filed PERM.  Eventually, on December 3, 2020, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Korean beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140 petition.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Nutrition Management Company

BENEFICIARY: Taiwanese Consulting Dietician

LOCATION: Kittanning, PA

Our client has a current employer that was willing to petition her for a second-preference petition (I-140).  Our client has a master’s degree in nutrition, a valid state dietician license, and has worked for her current employer since November 2018. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-2 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, our office filed the job order on October 8, 2019, and eventually the advertisements and in-house job posting.  On February 22, 2020, we filed PERM. 

Eventually, on June 18, 2020, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Taiwanese beneficiary. Since her priority date is current, our client can file the I-140, I-485 green card application, and I-765 simultaneously as well.

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CASE: PERM Labor Certification

EMPLOYER: Public School District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina Elementary School Teacher

LOCATION: Tucson, 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 Elementary Education, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since July 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 2018.

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, whichever is later. 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 April 8, 2019.  On August 7, 2019, we promptly filed PERM. 

However, on January 7, 2020, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit, which is random nowadays regardless of how perfect the PERM application was. The DOL requested documents from 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 January 23, 2020.   

Eventually, on June 16, 2020, 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: Rehabilitation Center in Katy, TX 

BENEFICIARY: Filipina S

Our client has a prospective employer that was willing to petition her for a third-preference petition (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management and currently works in the Philippines. 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 on February 14, 2019.

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 June 5, 2019.  On August 15, 2019, we filed the PERM. 

On January 15, 2020, the Department of Labor issued an audit. The DOL requested documents from 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 January 21, 2020.   

Eventually, on June 12, 2020, 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:  Food Company Petitioner in Christiansted, VI
BENEFICIARY: Filipino Warehouse Supervisory Training Specialist

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. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that his employer can petition him as a Warehouse Supervisory Training Specialist. Based on our client’s education and working 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 January 21, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed.  After we obtained Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on May 10, 2019. On September 7, 2019, we promptly filed PERM. Eventually, on December 18, 2019, 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: Rehabilitation Center in Katy, TX 

BENEFICIARY: Filipina SM Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Malaysia

Our client has a prospective employer that is willing to petition her for a third-preference petition (I-140).  Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and currently works for IT consulting company in Malaysia. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is clearly eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition.  Our client eventually retained us in April 2018.

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 September 27, 2018. On January 21, 2019, we promptly filed PERM. 

However, on May 24, 2019, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from 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 6, 2019.  

Eventually, on August 29, 2019, 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 Math Teacher

LOCATION: Holyoke, CO

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 Mathematics, a valid Colorado Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since November 2014. 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 April 2018.

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 August 14, 2018. On December 13, 2018, we promptly filed PERM. 

However, on April 19, 2019, the Department of Labor issued a request for audit. The DOL requested documents from 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 April 24, 2019.  

Eventually, on July 15, 2019, 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 Schools District

BENEFICIARY: Filipina Speech Language Pathologist

LOCATION: Crosby, North Dakota

Our client has a current employer that was willing to petition her for a second-preference petition (I-140).  Our client has a master’s degree in speech language pathology, a valid North Dakota speech language pathology license, and has worked for her current employer since March 2014. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is clearly eligible for EB-2 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, our office filed the job order. On January 29, 2019, we promptly filed PERM.

Eventually, on April 26, 2019, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Filipina beneficiary. Since her priority date is current, our client can file the I-140, I-485 green card application, and I-765 simultaneously.

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