to applying for Special Handling?
First, in order to apply for Special Handling one must file the application within 18 months from the date that the recruitment and selection process decided to hire the alien. Another disadvantage to this process is that the employer must be qualified, meaning that colleges or universities must be recognized by the federal or state government as institutions of higher learning and provide bachelors or higher degrees, or offer courses that can be used as credit to such a degree. This means that elementary or secondary schools are not qualified employers in this process. A third disadvantage to this process is that in order to qualify for Special Handling, one must be offered a teaching position at an institution of higher education, This means non-teaching positions such as researchers, librarians and other administrative staff must be processed under the regular alien Labor Certification process.
