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How Does Employment Immigration Work and Why Do You Need a Lawyer?

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Employment-based immigration is when a foreign national seeks authorization to work in the United States. This process can be challenging without an experienced lawyer's help. This page will discuss how employment-based immigration works and why you need an expert lawyer to help you with your case! How Employment-Based Immigration Works? Employment-based immigration is a process that allows employers to sponsor an individual for lawful permanent residency (green card). To obtain such, the employer must file a labor certification petition through the United States Department of Labor. This certifies that there are no qualified U.S. workers available who can do the job and that hiring a foreign national will not affect the salary and working situations of similarly employed U.S. workers. Once the labor certification petition is approved, an employer can file an immigrant visa petition through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of the foreign work...