PERM Labor Certification & the
Role of Your Orlando Immigration Attorney
In December 2004, the US Department of Labor launched
a new program aimed at bringing more efficiency to the
process of hiring non-US citizens. The new program was
called Permanent Labor Certification, or PERM Labor Certification,
and this program has been designed to be a faster and
easier alternative to the old “RIR” labor
certification system, which often took months or years
to process applications. Through PERM Labor Certification,
an employer in Orlando, Florida or anywhere else in the
country can: (1) file their labor certification application
electronically, and (2) have the benefit of receiving
a decision on their application within 45-60 days (according
to Department of Labor timeframes).
If you are an employer in the greater Orlando, FL area
and you are interested in hiring non-US citizens for your
job openings, PERM foreign labor certification would likely
require you to go through a series of steps, such as:
- Have one or more full-time, bona-fide job openings
at your company.
- Determine the prevailing wage for each position through
the State Workforce Agency.
- Conduct open recruitment and document your efforts
to fill the position with current US citizens and lawful
permanent residents.
After these PERM Labor Certification steps, you may discover
that there are no able, qualified, and willing US workers
in the Orlando, FL area who will agree to work for your
business at the prevailing wage. If this is the case,
and if hiring a non-US citizen will not hurt wages or
working conditions for other US workers in the Orlando,
FL area, then you may qualify to receive an Application
for Permanent Employment Certification, or ETA Form 9089.
If you are not familiar with the labor certification
process, you may be surprised to learn that the above
requirements are just the beginning steps of what it takes
to get a green
card for a foreign worker at your business. After
PERM Labor Certification, in most cases there are multiple
forms and US agencies to deal with before a worker can
be approved as a lawful permanent resident of the US through
an employment opportunity.
Due to the many complications of US immigration law,
we recommend that you contact
an Orlando
immigration attorney from Maney | Gordon, P.A. for
more information about labor certification, green cards,
work visas, and any other questions you may have. We offer
a free initial consultation to all new clients and we
will be glad to discuss your case with you.
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