CASE: PERM Labor Certification
EMPLOYER: Dental Group in Cleveland, OH
BENEFICIARY: Korean Dentist
Our client is from South Korea, who is currently working in the United States as an associate dentist under H-1B status. His current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for him, second-preference. Our client has a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in the United States. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that his employer can petition him as an associate dentist. Based on our client’s education, professional and work background, our office determined that he is clearly eligible for EB-2 classification.
Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared and filed the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On September 29, 2015, the prevailing wage request was filed. After we obtained Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on December 10, 2015. On March 1, 2016, we promptly filed PERM. Eventually, on July 8, 2016, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Korean beneficiary. Now our client can file the I-140 petition.