Can I apply for an immigrant visa without a labor certification?
In Arizona, you cannot apply for an immigrant visa without a labor certification. Labor certification is required by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for most employment-based immigrant visas. A labor certification is the employer’s confirmation that they cannot find qualified, available, and willing United States workers for the position and that offering the job to a foreign worker will not adversely affect the wages or working conditions of U.S. workers. In order to obtain labor certification, the employer must submit a legal application to the Department of Labor (DOL). The employer must provide the DOL with proof that they have advertised the position and that no suitable U.S. workers have been found. After the DOL reviews the application and makes a decision, the employer must then file a petition with USCIS. The petition must include the labor certification and information about the immigrant worker’s qualifications and abilities. If the employer can show that no United States workers are available, willing, or qualified to do the job, then USCIS may grant an immigrant visa to the foreign worker. Without a labor certification, however, the foreign worker would not be able to obtain an immigrant visa. Therefore, it is not possible for a foreign worker to apply for an immigrant visa without a labor certification in Arizona.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.La respuesta a esta pregunta depende de los criterios específicos que se apliquen en Arizona en relación a la ley de inmigración y el empleo. En general, en la mayoría de los casos, la certificación de trabajo es un requisito necesario para solicitar una visa de inmigrante. Sin embargo, según la ley de inmigración de Arizona, algunas categorías de solicitantes están exentas de solicitar una certificación de trabajo para obtener una visa de inmigrante. Estas categorías incluyen los empleados relacionados con el comercio exterior, profesionales extranjeros altamente calificados, ex combatientes de las Fuerzas Armadas y aquellos que han obtenido un permiso para trabajar temporalmente en los Estados Unidos. Por lo tanto, si se aplica a una de estas categorías, es posible que no sea necesario solicitar una certificación laboral para obtener una visa de inmigrante. Sin embargo, se recomienda que consulte con un abogado experimentado en leyes de inmigración para obtener una explicación más detallada de los requisitos específicos de inmigración para su caso.
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