Green Cards

A United States Permanent Resident Card, also known popularly as Green Card, is an identification card for a permanent resident of the United States of America who does not have U.S. citizenship

We also sponsor Green Cards and labor certification using PERM (Program Electronic Review Management process). PERM is a new system of Labor Certification application.

• labor Certification (ETA 750 Application for Alien Labor Certification)
• Preference Petition (I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) and,
• Final application for permanent residence (I-485 Application for Adjustment of status)

Step 1 : Labor Certification (ETA 750)

Labor Certification is the first step of the Green Card process. In the Green Card process, the sponsoring company is seeking to fill a full time position with a foreign national worker because of a shortage of qualified, available, willing and able U.S. workers.

PERM Application Process

Prevailing wage to be determined by state workforce agencies prior to application filing

• Pre-Application recruitment will be required for all applications during the period 30 days to 180 days prior to filing
• PERM applications are to be filed directly with DOL
• Applications may be filed either electronically or by mail using Form ETA-9089 - Employers must attest to having met all PERM requirements for the proposed job opportunity
• DOL website for completing and submitting the PERM application form
• Employers do not submit supporting documentation with the PERM application but must retain supporting documentation for 5 years for audit purposes
• No filing fee at this time, but fees may be implemented in the future

Step 2: Preference Petition (Form I-140)

Upon approval of the labor certification, the company will file an immigrant petition with the USCIS.

The purpose of the Immigrant Petition is for the USCIS to verify that the employee meets the requirements of the job as specified on the application for labor certification and to ensure that the sponsoring company has the ability to pay the stated wages.

If satisfied, the USCIS will approve the I-140 Immigrant Petition.

Anticipated period of time to complete this step: 4 to 10 months

Step 3: Application for Permanent Residency (I485)

Upon approval of the Immigrant Petition, if a visa number is available for the employee, the employee will file an Application for Adjustment of Status with the USCIS.

Visa availability is based on the country of birth of the employee and the employee's "priority date." As noted, the priority date is set at the time of the filing of the application for labor certification.

Upon approval of the Application for Adjustment of Status and completion of some final steps, the employee will be a U.S. permanent resident alien and will receive his or her Green Card in the mail shortly thereafter.

Anticipated period of time to complete this step: 10 to 18 months

We also sponsor H1B Visas