01B-1 Visa
Athlete Visa and Athlete Green Card Options
Foreign athletes seeking to compete, train, work, or obtain permanent residence in the United States should evaluate the exact proposed activity, whether they will receive salary or…
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02H-1B Visa
Nurse Green Card Options for a BSN Holder
Updated October 31, 2026. A reader who was preparing to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in 2010 asked how to find a US employer…
03EB2
PERM Application Where Applicant’s Experience Was Obtained From Sponsoring Employer
I am currently working with an employer in the US on H1b. I have been working in datawarehousing field for the past almost 5 years. Prior to…
04EB2
PERM Based EB-2
I hold MS Finance from USA and have 2 years of work experience from Bangladesh. I am a Bangladeshi passport holder. I have been employed by “A”…
05Form I-140
PERM Labor Certification Expiration: The 180-Day I-140 Deadline
An approved PERM labor certification generally must be filed in support of Form I-140 within 180 calendar days. The job opportunity, beneficiary, and work area listed on…
06PERM
PERM Amendment
I filed a PERM application on my own and realized that I made a mistake. Can I go back and correct this mistake? Unfortunately, amendments cannot be…
07EB2
Filing a Second PERM Labor Certification to Take Advantage of shorter EB2 Wait Times
I am from India and I already got an approved labor certificate and I140 in the EB3 category. My I485 has been pending for three years now and…
08Labor Certification
Lost Labor Certification/PERM
Please help me. My boss lost my labor certificate. He filed my I-140 with a signed copy but apparently that wasn’t good enough and they are asking for the…
09Au Pair
Nanny Visa Options
Nanny and Domestic Worker Immigration Options
10Labor Certification
PERM Processing Times and Alternatives
This article originally discussed historical Department of Labor PERM delays and unemployment conditions. The figures in the older DOL report cited here, including the share of cases…