for Employers

The Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Program is federally funded through a contract with the US Department of Labor (USDOL). Prior to bringing foreign workers into the US, employers must file a labor certification application with the National Processing Center (NPC) in Chicago (temporary) or Atlanta (for permanent workers).

• Types of Labor Certification Applications
• Guidelines for Permanent Labor Certification Application under PERM System
• Guidelines for Temporary Agricultural (H2A) Case Processing
• Guidelines for Temporary Non-Agricultural (H2B) Case Processing
• Guidelines for H1B Specialty Occupations
• Overview of PERM Labor Certification Program (PowerPoint presentation)

• NEWorks
• Request for Prevailing Wage Form
• Request for Prevailing Wage Instructions
• Agricultural & Food Processing Clearance Order (Form 790)
• Agricultural & Food Processing Clearance Order (Form 790) Instructions
  (in English and Spanish)
• I-129, I-129W and I-907 Petition For Non-Immigrant Worker and Premium Processing
• Form 9142
• Form 9142 - Instructions
• Form 9142 - Appendix A1
• Form 9142 - Appendix A2

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) (formerly the INS)
• Immigration Processing Times
• OES Online Wage Library
• One Stop Career Centers in Nebraska
• Prevailing Wage Information
• US Department of Justice
• US Department of Labor Foreign Labor Certification
• NAICS Code (for LCA)