Minnesota PERM Resources Attorney

Immigrants to the United States seeking permanent residence through employment apply through the PERM application process. This is a labor certification process that requires employers to submit a PERM application to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), confirming they have tried to recruit native American workers for the job in question, and have not been able to fill that job.

As an initial step, the employer makes an electronic request to the DOL for a prevailing wage determination (PWD) for the job, duties, requirements, and location for his job opening. The employer affirms that he has advertised the job in a newspaper in his geographical area of employment, with a state workforce agency, and has posted the employment opportunity at his worksite. These efforts are to demonstrate his good faith attempts to find native American workers.

If there are no qualified workers who apply for the job, an employer then electronically submits the PERM application, form ETA-9089 to the Department of Labor. This process may take several months for the DOL to evaluate the PERM application. Then the employer has 180 days to submit form I-140 to the USCIS.

The Tarshish Cody PLC law firm has attorneys ready and able to initiate a free consultation to discuss.

The PERM application process to achieve permanent residency through employment. Call 952-361-5556.

This page is divided into the following subtopics:

• Success Stories
• General Information
• iCert Visa Portal System
• PERM Specialization FAQs
• PERM FAQs
• Attorney Involvement in the PERM Process

SUCCESS STORIES – PERM

• Overturning the Denial of a PERM Application (April 2014)
• Getting a PERM Denial Reversed (March 2010)
• Software Developer: “Our First PERM Approval” (September 2005)

More success stories…

GENERAL INFORMATION – PERM

• PERM – Permanent Labor Certification (USDOL)
• Online PERM Registration
• Guide to Using OFLC’s Search FAQs (USDOL)
• DOL Criteria on PERM Audit Review and Supervised Recruitment (3-19-13)
• PERM Statistics (2-15-12)
• DOL ETA/OFLC Atlanta National Processing Center Standard Operating Procedures (12-10-10)
• PERM Processing Slows Dramatically (9-30-09)
• DOL Releases PERM Statistics for FY2007 (February 2008)
• DOL Final Regulation re: Substitution of Labor Certificates (5-17-07)
• PERM Statistics (March 28,2005 – March 2, 2007)
• Letter Requesting Remand of BALCA PERM Appeals in light of decision in
• Matter of HealthAmerica(8-2-06)
• Matter of HealthAmerica– BALCA Case No. 2006-PER-1 (7-18-06)
• PERM Users Guide, Version 1.00 – 50 Pages (4-26-05)
• PERM Regulations – (12-27-04)
• Summary of PERM Regulations – (AILA)
• News Release: DOL Publishes Final PERM Regulations – (12-27-04)

iCERT VISA PORTAL SYSTEM

• iCert PortaliCERT Prevailing Wage Quick Start Guide
• iCert Portal User Guide
• Announcing the New iCERT Portal System for Temporary and Permanent Labor Certifications (4-15-09)
• Announcement of New iCERT Visa Portal System – Coming April 15, 2009
• iCert External User Guide, Version 1.0 (April 2009)
• iCert LCA Module External User Guide, Version 1.0 (April 2009)

PERM SPECIALIZATION FAQs

• PERM SPECIALIZATION FAQ #1 (April 3, 2008)

PERM FAQs

• DOL’s 12th FAQ (October 12, 2010)
• DOL’s 11th FAQ (August 9, 2010)
• DOL FAQ: Appeals (December 1, 2009)
• DOL FAQ: Change of Address and Update Legal Representation with Department of Labor (December 1, 2009)
• DOL’s 10th FAQ (May 9, 2007)
• DOL’s 9th FAQ (November 29, 2006)
• DOL’s 8th FAQ (March 20, 2006)
• DOL’s 7th FAQ (February 21, 2006)
• DOL’s 6th FAQ (February 14, 2006)
• DOL’s 5th FAQ (August 8, 2005)
• DOL’s 4th FAQ (June 1, 2005)
• DOL’s 3rd FAQ (May 4, 2005)
• DOL’s 2nd FAQ (April 7, 2005)
• DOL’s 1st FAQ (March 3, 2005)

ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PERM PROCESS

• DOL Settlement with Fragomen Law Firm (10-24-08)
• Fragomen Reply Brief in Lawsuit Against Department of Labor (9-11-08)
• Government Reply Brief in Fragomen Lawsuit (8-29-08)
• Restatement of PERM Program Guidance Bulletin on the Clarification of Scope of Consideration Rule in 20 CFR § 656.10(b)(2) – (8-29-08)
• Fragomen Law Firm Sues Labor Department (8-08-08) –Wall Street Journal
• Fragomen’s Complaint – Filed in Federal Court in District of Columbia (8-08-08)
• Fragomen’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction – Filed in Federal Court in District of Columbia (8-08-08)
• DOL Initiates Supervised Recruitment of PERM Applications Filed by Immigration Law Firm (7-08-08)
• DOL Announces Debarment of Immigration Software Company (7-08-08)
• Do Lawyers Help Companies Find Reasons Not to Hire U.S. Workers? (6-27-08) –Wall Street Journal
• AILA’s Response to the DOL’s Decision of Auditing Immigration Law Firm (6-04-08)
• DOL Answers FAQs About the Audit of Labor Certification Applications Filed by Immigration Law Firm (6-04-08)
• DOL Auditing All Permanent Labor Certification Applications Filed by Major Immigration Law Firm (6-02-08)

We welcome your call today at 952-361-5556 (or fill out the free case evaluation form below) to help you through the legal issues of your PERM Resources case.