LABOR CERTIFICATION

           Labor Certification is a process by which an alien can obtain permanent residence in the United States.  Labor Certification means that the alien must be offered a job by a U.S.A.-based employer in that alien's field of experience and expertise.  The employer must then show that there are no qualified and available U. S. workers for the job offered to the alien at a salary prevailing in the industry.

           The job offered to the alien must be in his/her area of experience and expertise.

This procedure can be time consuming but there are methods of possibly speeding up the process and this depends on the type of job offered.

Once the Alien Labor Certification is approved by the Department of Labor then one needs to proceed with the filing of the Immigration Visa petition. On approval of this petition then the final steps can be taken to process the alien and his/her family for permanent residence in the U.S.A.

There are numerous areas of short supply of U.S.A. workers. The success of the Labor certification may depend on the geographical area where the employer is situated,

Alien Labor certification is available to persons both inside and outside of the U.S.A. For those inside it could apply to persons currently legally employed on temporary work visas such as H-1B.

Many persons in the U.S.A. are eligible for Labor Certification . This includes both professional and non- professional workers. Examples of Non-professionals are  specialty  cooks, electricians, plumbers,technicians, etc.