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The labor certification process, known as PERM (Program Electronic Review Management), must be complied with in order to satisfy the Immigration Service, known as USCIS, that the position offered to your foreign national employee will not displace qualified American workers.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#C3A07F&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_5_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_5_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_5_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_phone=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h5>The Perm Process<\/h5>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>In essence, the PERM program requires employers to conduct recruitment of potentially qualified U.S. workers before filing a labor certification application on behalf of your foreign candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Upon initial acceptance by DOL, applications, which are not summarily approved, will be selected for audit. Some applications will be randomly selected for audit without regard to the results of your efforts, even if no qualified U.S. workers applied for the job opening.<\/p>\n<p>If a labor certification application is audited, you will be required to submit, within thirty days, all documentation confirming that the requirements of the recruitment process have been met and that your sponsored candidate qualifies for the position. That is why it will be necessary that all the recruitment paperwork be readily available if requested.<\/p>\n<p>If the audit documentation shows qualified U.S. workers are available, the application could be denied. Before making a final decision, DOL could also require additional supervised recruitment for the job opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#C3A07F&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_5_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_5_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_5_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_phone=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h5>Prevailing Wage Determination<\/h5>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Each PERM case requires a prevailing wage determination from the DOL to assure that the salary you are offering the foreign worker is not below existing salaries paid U.S. workers. An employer must pay the higher of the actual wage offered or the prevailing wage in the county where the work is to be performed. We will work with you to obtain an accurate job description for the position for which certification is being sought. The education, job duties, and experience requirements for the job opening have to be those normally required within your industry and your company and these factors will determine the precise level for calculating the prevailing wage required. As a general rule, you cannot require U.S. applicants to possess training, education and\/or experience, which the candidate did not possess when initially hired, if already working for you.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#C3A07F&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_5_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_5_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_5_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_phone=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h5>Mandatory Recruitment<\/h5>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;2.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>The Recruitment process must be completed before the labor certification application is filed. The following mandatory recruitment efforts are required:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>30-Day Job Posting with State Employment Office Job Bank or Website;<\/li>\n<li>Two Sunday newspaper ads in the area of intended employment; and<\/li>\n<li>An in-house notice must be posted at the place of intended employment for at least ten consecutive business days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#C3A07F&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_5_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_5_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_5_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_phone=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h5>Additional Professional Recruitment Steps:<\/h5>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;2.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Professional positions (those requiring attainment of a Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher for entry into the position) require additional recruitment steps in addition to those referenced to above. The regulations require that recruitment for a professional position also demonstrate three additional forms of recruitment from the list of ten provided by DOL as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Job fairs;<\/li>\n<li>Employer\u2019s website;<\/li>\n<li>Job search website other than the employer\u2019s;<\/li>\n<li>On-campus recruitment;<\/li>\n<li>Trade or professional organizations or publications (newsletter or journals);<\/li>\n<li>Private employment forms;<\/li>\n<li>Internal employee referral programs where there is an identifiable incentive;<\/li>\n<li>Campus placement office listing if the job requires a degree but no experience;<\/li>\n<li>Local and ethnic newspapers to the extent appropriate; or<\/li>\n<li>Radio and television ads.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Of these three additional forms of recruitment, two must be undertaken within 180 but not less than thirty days before filing, yet one can take place within thirty days of filing the labor certification application.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that no documentation is submitted to the DOL when the application is initially filed. 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You however, can disqualify any U.S. applicant who is not able, willing, qualified, or available for the position at the place of the job opportunity, as well as anyone who does not meet the minimum requirements of the advertised position.<\/p>\n<p>DOL has mandated that the employer retain all recruitment documentation for 5 years.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#282828&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#C3A07F&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_5_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_5_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_5_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_phone=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h5>The Immigrant Visa Petition<\/h5>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=&#8221;18px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Karla|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;2.4em&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;2.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Once DOL has approved the labor certification, an Immigrant Visa Petition will be filed at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over the place where the job is to be performed. 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