What is the Labor Market Information Pilot Program?
• What about visa ineligibility or waivers ? • What documents are needed for a visa application? • Are medical examinations required for the visas? • What if there are more applicants for a category than there are available visas? • Once an application is made, is it guaranteed to receive a visa ? Q: How many types of employment-based immigration visas are available? A: The Immigration and Nationality Act provides a yearly minimum of 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas, divided into five preference categories. They may require a labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), and the filing of a petition with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (previously INS). Return to index . . . Q: Who is considered Employment First Preference (E1)? A: Priority workers receive 28.6 percent of the yearly worldwide limit. All priority workers must be the beneficiaries of an approved Form I- 140, Immigrant Petition for Foreign Worker, filed with the Bureau of Citize
——————————————————————————– A: The Immigration Act of 1990 provides for the DOL to establish a Labor Market Information Pilot Program that will define up to ten occupational classifications in which there are labor shortages.A labor certification will be deemed to have been issued for purposes of an employment-based immigrant petition for aliens within the listed shortage occupations. The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (previously INS) can provide further information.
