CASE: I-140 (EB-3)
EMPLOYER: Public School District
BENEFICIARY: Filipina Grade School Teacher
LOCATION: Mohave Valley, AZ
Our client had a current employer who was willing to petition her for a third-preference petition. Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Education, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since July 2016. Based on our client’s educational and working background, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition. Our client retained us in October 2021.
Before filing PERM, our firm prepared all the steps that are important to pre-PERM filing. Within a week of our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed. After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order in April 2022. On July 15, 2022, we promptly filed PERM.
On March 22, 2023, the Department of Labor issued a request for an audit. They requested documents from the Petitioner to determine whether the recruitment process was done properly. Our office prepared the response to the Audit brief along with the Employer’s declaration, filing notice, and recruitment documentation on March 30, 2023. On October 26, 2023, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipina beneficiary.
Once the PERM was certified, our client retained our office for her I-140 petition. We filed the I-140 application on December 7, 2023 via regular processing. We included the job offer letter and other documents. Upon our client’s request on February 15, 2024, we upgraded her to premium processing by filing an I-907 application with the required fees. On March 4, 2024, the I-140 was approved. Our client’s I-485 was filed simultaneously with her I-140 petition. Once her priority date becomes current, her I-485 will be approved as well.