CASE: PERM Labor Certification
EMPLOYER: Taekwondo (Martial Arts) School
BENEFICIARY: Korean
LOCATION: Strongsville, Ohio
Our client is a former Taekwondo athlete and currently works in the United States. He had a Taekwondo school that was willing to petition him for an I-140. Our client has a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Our firm concluded that his potential employer can petition him as a Taekwondo Coach. Based on our client’s working backgrounds, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-3 classification for his I-140 petition. Our client retained us on December 15, 2021.
Before filing PERM, our firm was able to prepare all the steps that are important for pre-PERM filing. On December 20, 2021, the prevailing wage request was filed. After we obtained the foreign degree evaluation report, our office filed the job order on June 30, 2022. On September 9, 2022, we promptly filed PERM.
On September 28, 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, notice of filing, and other documents on October 23, 2023. On January 4, 2024, the PERM Labor Certification was approved.
We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition filing. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter, job offer letters, employer’s tax records, and other documents.
The I-140 Petition was filed on January 29, 2024. On February 7, 2024, the I-140 EB3 Petition for our Korean client was approved.