CASE: PERM Labor Certification
EMPLOYER: Radio Broadcasting Company
BENEFICIARY: Zambian Business Operating Manager
LOCATION: Texas
Our client is a business operating manager from Zambia, who used to work at a radio broadcasting company in Texas under his OPT program. While he was working there, the company was willing to do an immigration petition for him, second-preference. Our client has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and has worked for this company for a year under the OPT program. Currently, our client is in F-2 status.
After talking to our client, our firm concluded that his potential employer can petition him as a Business Operating Manager. Based on our client’s educational, professional and working background as an engineer and management analyst, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-2 classification.
Prior to filing the PERM labor certification, our firm prepared 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 the PERM Labor Certification application could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad.
Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed. On January 9, 2014, we filed the PERM labor certification application. Eventually, on June 23, 2014, the PERM labor certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Zambian Business Operating Manager. Now our client can file the I-140 Petition and the I-485 green card application since his priority date is current.