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Employers are now experiencing 13-month processing times for PERM ... (form ETA 9089), which is the first stage of most employer-sponsored green card processes. Is it because the Department of ...

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But still, cutting years off the processing time with DOL could be a great advantage.) After March 28, 2005, PERM will be the only form of labor certification for cases filed after that date ...

Instead, the Department of Labor itself will handle virtually all the processing ... New System (PERM): A new labor certification form will be used (Form ETA 9089). This form can be filled ...

Step 2: File the Immigrant Petition/Form I-140 Once the application for alien employment certification is approved or ‘certified’ by the DOL, the next step in obtaining U.S. permanent residence ...

It is used in three primary employment-based categories: Employers typically file Form I-140 after receiving an approved PERM Labor Certification from the Department of Labor (DOL) in most EB-2 ...

and experience requirements of the permanent labor certification at the time the petitioner filed the application for permanent labor certification with DOL.