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so the perm labor certification process
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is a way for foreign nationals to get
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permanent residents in the United States
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it’s one of the most widely used ways
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that foreign nationals do get permanent
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residents here it’s sponsored by a
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company in the US and the company
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essentially has to prove that there are
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not enough US workers to fill the role
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that this foreign national Kent and
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interestingly it’s actually done first
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through the Department of Labor where
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the employer has to literally place ads
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in the job market to test whether there
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are a sufficient number of US workers or
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if there are qualified US workers and
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they use that to prove that there aren’t
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any – to the Department of Labor so then
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after that process is successful then
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the foreign national can apply for their
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green card through the Immigration
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Service this is helpful really to a
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broad section of foreign nationals
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coming to the u.s. from those who have
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an education and who are highly skilled
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to those who may just have experience
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and don’t have an education it’s really
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like a win-win situation because the
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company especially in this this current
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climate where there aren’t enough US
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workers really for a lot of jobs the
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company can win because they can prove
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that there aren’t enough US workers for
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this particular role and the foreign
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national can get permanent residents and
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stay here and contribute to u.s. society
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this is good for the United States
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because we get to have access to highly
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skilled workers who can come to the u.s.
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and immigrate here and and benefit the
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United States it’s it’s a win-win for
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the foreign national obviously because
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they can they can come here permanently
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the Poorna labor certification process
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is good for highly skilled workers it’s
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also good for industries where they do
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not have enough workers like the
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restaurant industry or even any other
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industry where they simply need workers
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who are skilled it may not necessarily
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be educated so we encourage all foreign
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nationals who are here in a
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non-immigrant status to start looking
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into the perm labor certification
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process as soon as they can because even
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if they may not qualify right away they
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can at least understand the process
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and know what they can do to make their
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chances at being successful at this
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process greater
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Cambridge, MA immigration lawyer Malvena Driscoll talks about how she helps clients with the PERM Labor Certification Process.

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