Procedures to Sponsor a Worker for a Green Card

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When no U.S. worker will do, or you've got an immigrant working for you on a temporary visa that you'd like to be able to hire permanently, it's time to enter the waters of green card sponsorship. Learn about this lengthy, multi-step process here.

Overview of Sponsoring Employer's Responsibilities

Sponsoring a Worker for a Green Card: Employer's Tasks
Introduction to steps the employer must take to initiate a foreign worker's green card application process.
Timeline for Sponsoring an Immigrant Worker for a Green Card
How long the process usually takes, required waiting period and deadlines, and more.
Employer's Obligations to Workers Being Sponsored for a Green Card
Fees you must pay, tasks you must handle, and more.
Religious Workers: Going From an R-1 Visa to a Green Card
Churches and religious organizations may wish to initially employ workers on a temporary visa, then move forward with green card sponsorship.

Step 1 for Green Card Sponsorship: PERM

Overview of PERM Process
A look at what the employer must do in order to obtain labor certification, a prerequisite for an immigrant hire.
Employer Recruitment Requirements Under PERM
When a U.S. employer sponsors a foreign worker for a green card (lawful permanent residence), the law usually requires the employer to complete a process known as labor certification, or PERM.
Employers' Five Most Common PERM Mistakes
When foreign workers seek a U.S. green card through employment, they must in most cases rely on the U.S. employer that offered them a job to successfully complete the multitude of requirements associated with sponsoring them for a green card.
How Employers Set Immigrant's Minimum Job Requirements for PERM
Factors to consider in determining the minimum requirements for labor certification purposes.
Responsibilities When Reviewing Resumes
Many U.S. employers choose to hire foreign workers to work long-term for the employer’s company -- that is, to sponsor the worker for U.S. lawful permanent residence or a green card. To do so, the vast majority of employers must complete a process known as labor certification" or “PERM” before..."
Employer's PERM Recruitment Responsibilities When Hiring Nonprofessional Workers
The recruitment and hiring procedures required under PERM are somewhat different when hiring nonprofessional workers.
Labor Certification Audits: What to Expect
When and why might the Labor Department take a closer look at whether you adequately attempted to recruit a U.S. worker before hiring a foreign-born one?
Employer's Role in Filing a PERM Application
Even with an attorney, an employer must be actively involved in the labor certification process.

Step 2: Visa Petition

Filling Out Form I-140 to Sponsor an Immigrant Worker
In order to sponsor a foreign worker for a U.S. green card, a U.S. employer must complete the I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (“I-140 petition”).