U.S. Immigration and Labor Certification Lawyers
Located in Los Angeles, California, the immigration law firm of Swanson & Swanson exclusively devotes itself to matters of immigration law. Our founder, Otto Swanson, began accumulating knowledge of immigration law as an employee of the Immigration Service in 1954.
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To speak to a knowledgeable immigration attorney about your labor certification issue, or to discuss your particular situation, call 310-694-5914.
United States Labor Certification
With some exceptions, a prerequisite to the filing of an employment based immigrant classification petition is demonstrating a lack of available U.S. workers for the position forming the basis for the immigrant petition. To establish this condition an employer must apply for a labor certification.
Certification requires a true employer employee relationship; the employee must have no or very limited ownership interest in the employer.
Furthermore, the offer of employment must be for full time permanent employment which means at the very least that the employer is seeking to fill a bona fide position of indefinite duration.
Finally, the individual for whom the labor certification is filed must be fully qualified for the position independently of any experience acquired on the job in the same position for which the labor certification application is being filed; if the individual is only qualified for the position by virtue of "on the job experience" in the position for which certification is to be sought, a labor certification may not be possible.
For additional information about labor certification, or to discuss your immigration and naturalization matter with an experienced U.S. immigration attorney, please contact us. We have helped generations of families, and we want to help you.
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Swanson & Swanson
United States Immigration Lawyers
Phone: 310-694-5914
