Archives: October, 2015

FOR PREPARING A LABOR CERTIFICATION APPLICATION Prepare draft advertisement for the position with minimum education, experience and other requirements listed. Submit prevailing wage request to Department of Labor and review wage quote. Newspaper Advertisement for two (2) different Sundays. For professional positions, the employer must undertake three (3) out of [...]

Immediate Relative – Marriage Passport of both spouses Driver’s License for both spouses showing the same address Birth Certificate of both spouses Citizenship Certificate Lease or deed to residence in the name of both spouses Joint Bank Account Statements Joint Financial Account Statements Joint Health Insurance Certificates/Cards Marriage Certificate Life [...]

The Immigration law permits employers to sponsor employees for permanent resident alien status, commonly referred to as a “green card”. To obtain permanent resident status for an employee on the basis of employment, the employer must first obtain a certification from the U.S. Department of Labor that there are no [...]

by Andrew Ceraulo, Esq. and Anna M. Ceraulo, Esq. Rather than wait for your Laboratory to offer you a permanent position and sponsor you for U.S. permanent residence, sponsor yourself in the national interest waiver category.   To do so you need to file an immigrant visa petition with the [...]

The restaurant field is generally considered to be disproportionately staffed by foreign nationals that are unauthorized to work in the U.S. In my opinion, this perception is due in part to the fact that the U.S. Immigration laws do not provide efficient and effective work visa options for restaurants that [...]