Services that Z&A Provide for Labor Certification

Obtaining a Labor Certification is a complicated and lengthy process. Before beginning your labor certification process, experienced attorneys in Z&A will consider your situation and evaluate all the alternative immigration options available, including PERM or another option that avoids the Labor Certification procedure entirely, such as NIW and EB-1. You may send us your resume and your employer’s information either by email freeevaluation@hooyou.com or by fax at 713-771-8368. After reviewing your resume, we will give an initial advice on which course of action is best for your situation. NOTE: you are not necessarily limited to just one type of immigrant petition, and you may petition in two or more categories, provided you meet each category’s requirements.

After you retain us for your Labor Certification process, our experienced attorney will effectively communicate with you and work closely with your employer throughout the whole procedure. We will:

  • Collect relevant information and documents about the sponsoring employer and the alien beneficiary;
  • Review and analyze you qualifications and your (potential) job requirements including issues relating to your degree, the job duties, etc. If a foreign degree evaluation or foreign educational equivalent is required, we will advise the client accordingly;
  • Draft the job description and design the qualifications based on the information provided by the employer and the alien beneficiary;
  • Work with the employer to revise and finalize the job descriptions and qualification requirements;
  • Help the employer to register on the PERM online filing system;
  • Submit the necessary information to obtain a prevailing wage determination from the National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC);
  • Advise the employer on legal procedures applicable to the job recruitment process according to the DOL’s rules and guidelines;
  • Draft job posting and propose advertising and posting schedules for the employer’s review and approval;
  • Arrange newspaper advertisement, job order (if state allows), and all external postings upon the employer and alien’s consent for the content of the advertisement and posting;
  • Arranging other applicable recruitment activities. For example, for the posting of the job opening at the website of the employer, attorney will prepare the content and give it to the employer for posting. Attorney can also refer a recruiting firm to employer for recruitment purpose. Recruiting through a recruiting firm is one of the qualified additional recruitment activities;
  • Arrange the job posting via an advertisement agent;
  • Offer legal guidelines to the employer on screening and interviewing applicants;
  • Co-ordinate the recruitment with the employer, assisting in the analysis of received job applications and providing professional opinion on responding to those inquires;
  • Collect and document the entire recruitment process and prepare an entire set of documents ready for auditing;
  • Review all the recruitment documentation and draft the recruitment report on behalf of the employer;
  • Prepare online PERM application form and provide a copy to the employer and the alien beneficiary for review before filing;
  • Submit Online PERM Labor Certification petition upon approval from the employer and the beneficiary;
  • If the DOL chooses to audit the application, we will work with the employer to respond to any DOL auditing request;
  • Communicate with the Department of Labor afterwards for any legal issues and respond to the request for additional evidence on your Labor Certification case.

PERM labor certification is extremely complicated procedure. We recommend that you consult with an experienced and responsible immigration attorney. We have successfully represented many PERM cases. If you would like to contact us, please telephone us at (713) 771-8433 or visit us at one of our six locations. You can also contact us conveniently online by email us at info@hooyou.com. Our attorneys will use their experience, expertise, and teamwork to ensure high quality service.

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