Permanent Residence Through Employment-Based Visas
While most workers from abroad enter under a temporary (nonimmigrant) visa, certain foreign nationals can qualify for permanent resident status through an employment-based visa. Given the increase of employment opportunities throughout the state, particularly in Charlotte and the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, North Carolina employers have placed an increasing importance on attracting the best and brightest workers from throughout the world to meet specific employment needs in our state.
The immigration attorneys of ROBERT BROWN LLC advise employers and individuals throughout the U.S. and around the world about their options for permanent residence through an occupational, professional or academic visa. Contact our office in Durham to learn more about your options for employment-based immigrant visas in North Carolina.
The Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) labor certification process will often be necessary for prospective employers of foreign nationals who desire to enter the U.S. with permanent residence status. Under the PERM procedure, the employer must document the need for foreign workers and describe certain aspects of the recruiting process and employment relationship. Permanent resident status might take years to issue, depending on the availability of green cards at a given time.
Many other processes may be available to expedite the employment visa process and achieve the desired permanent residence goals. With many years of experience advising employers on immigration and staffing issues, our firm can help you find the right strategy for complex PERM labor certification matters and specific immigration needs. ROBERT BROWN LLC has five decades of experience with employment immigration issues on behalf of employers of all sizes and at any stage of growth. In North Carolina, this experience can represent a significant advantage for startups, established companies and major corporations engaged in high technology, medicine, pharmaceuticals, health care, engineering, finance and many other sectors.
Navigating the PERM Process in Raleigh-Durham
Because our Raleigh green card lawyers are familiar with labor certification issues and the PERM process, ROBERT BROWN LLC can advise employers about job descriptions that accurately reflect the functions of the position while addressing essential certification criteria. Our North Carolina employment-based immigration attorneys also make sure that the positions comply with prevailing wage standards and other requirements related to advertising, recruiting and posting.
When the PERM process results in labor certification, an employer can move immediately to request an immigrant visa, most often under an EB-2 or EB-3 classification, based on the experience and credentials of the immigrant and the requirements of the position. We also advise businesses and individuals about qualifying for permanent residence through the EB-1 visa process, which can be especially useful for persons of extraordinary ability working in affiliation with any of the state's world-class universities, especially those located in the Research Triangle: Duke, UNC and North Carolina State.
While the visa application is pending, ROBERT BROWN LLC also works with the entering employees on the permanent residence application. Unlike the PERM labor certification process, obtaining a green card can take many months or years. The number of green cards issued in any given year is predetermined, and there are no more available when that number is reached. We advise employer clients and their employees to make sure that they understand the permanent residence application process and the possibility of long waiting times.
Raleigh Work-Based Immigration Lawyers: Call 888.861.4414
At ROBERT BROWN LLC, our exclusive focus on resolving immigration problems allows us to consider and present multiple approaches to employment-based entry and residence issues for employers and foreign nationals anywhere in the U.S. and around the world. To find out more about our law firm's ability to address and resolve your employment-based immigration needs, contact our office in Durham.
