Employment-Based Immigration

We assist clients through the various application stages required for employment-based permanent residence.  Most cases start with a labor certification application through which employers are required to test the local labor market and show there are no qualified U.S. workers available for the offered job.   The Department of Labor requires employers who file labor certifications to recruit and consider U.S. workers in good faith.  The permanent labor certification program imposes recruitment standards on employers that may differ from the employer’s normal standards of evaluation, making the attorney’s guidance on the required process critically important.  With an approved labor certification, employers then file an immigrant petition for the sponsored immigrant in the category for advanced degree professionals (EB-2) or professional or skilled workers (EB-3).  The last stage is the application for permanent residence through adjustment of status in the United States or consular processing to obtain an immigrant visa abroad. 

Select groups of immigrants are able to avoid the labor certification requirement if they qualify under a special priority category for extraordinary ability immigrants, outstanding researchers, or multinational managers (EB-1); meet the requirements for special religious workers (EB-4) or entrepreneurs (EB-5); qualify for a national interest waiver; or work in a recognized shortage occupation. 

Whatever the appropriate category, our team works hard to anticipate challenges and produce successful results for our clients.