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Is Your PERM Case Ready to File an Immigrant Visa Petition?

By Joel Stewart

PERM cases, approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, are the first step in the process to become a U.S. Resident. The procedure requires the Employer to file an application for PERM, and then an I-140 Immigrant Visa Petition with the U.S.C.I.S. (Department of Homeland Security). In both these instances, the Employer is the one who must take action on behalf of the alien beneficiary. When the I-140 Immigrant Visa Petition is filed, the Employer must provide, essentially, three things: (1) Approved PERM case (except in some exceptions where a PERM approval is not required), (2) Evidence of the beneficiary's...

Full post as published by Joel Stewart's Blog on March 08, 2010 (boomark / email).