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A Closer Look at Job Zone Five

By Joel Stewart

To qualify for 2nd Preference, aliens have to have PERM cases filed for occupations classified as Zone 4 or Zone 5 on the O*Net. Zone four allows 2-4 years of Specific Vocational Training. This means, that if you require a Master's Degree, and the occupation corresponds to Zone 4, you can not require any experience in the job offer without exceeding SVP. If you exceed SVP, you will be audited and you need to show business necessity. Zone 5 allows up to to 10 years SVP, which means that the job opportunity can require a graduate level degree plus years...

Full post as published by Joel Stewart's Blog on March 08, 2009 (boomark / email).