Summary
DOL labor certification: prerequisite for most EB-2 and EB-3 I-140 filings.
PERM labor certification updates: DOL audits, processing times, and regulatory changes.
What this topic is
DOL labor certification: prerequisite for most EB-2 and EB-3 I-140 filings.
Employment-based green cards are issued to priority workers (EB-1), advanced degree professionals (EB-2, including National Interest Waiver), skilled and other workers (EB-3), certain special immigrants (EB-4), and investors (EB-5). Most EB-2 and EB-3 cases require a PERM labor certification from the Department of Labor before USCIS will accept the I-140 immigrant petition.
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What matters for PERM
Highest-signal items for PERM from roughly the last three months, when we have enough coverage (impact, open comments, fees, or processing shifts).
- Published Fed. RegisterOpen for commentsAgency Information Collection Activities for Application for Prevailing Wage Determination; Comment Request
The Department of Labor is seeking public comments on its information collection request for the Prevailing Wage Determination application (Forms ETA-9141), which is used in the PERM labor certification process for employment-based green cards. This administrative request covers…
Public comments accepted through May 26, 2026.
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