General Announcements
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) implemented a new Form ETA-9141 Application for Prevailing Wage Determination on February 6, 2024. The following changes were implemented as part of the release of the new form.
In addition to some label changes and updates to instructions, Section E –...
What’s Fixed or Improved:
- Section G - Additional Job Opportunity Information and Other Requirements
- G.5 Updated question and tool tip: “Is the employer relying solely on the experience the foreign worker gained while working for the employer, including as a contract employee to qualify him/her for the...
Profiles
- Foreign worker profiles is now available under the Profiles tab in FLAG. This feature allows filers to store foreign worker information in a reusable profile. The information within a reusable profile can be imported to quickly and consistently pre-fill Foreign Worker Information...
PERM module in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG):
External filers will now be able to search for the status of their PERM application by entering the full case number (including dashes) in the Case Status Search box.
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will implement the new Form ETA-9142B, H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification, beginning August 31, 2023. As a result, any initiated cases not submitted prior to 7:00 p.m. EST on August 31, 2023, will be deleted and a new application...
Preliminary Questions
- For college or university teacher applications where the candidate is selected using the competitive recruitment process, you will now be able to link a prevailing wage determination (PWD) that is up to 2 years past the PWD validity period, as long as the recruitment...
PERM module in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG):
Section E: Job Opportunity and Wage Information
- If your linked Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) includes two wages - 1) the wage in Section G.4 of the PWD based on the minimum requirements, and 2) the wage in Section G.5 of the PWD...
Legacy PERM Online System:
- Form ETA-9089 submissions are disabled.
- Creation of new Form ETA-9089s is disabled.
- Case re-use for Form ETA-9089 is disabled.
- Filers in the legacy PERM online system can continue to manage submitted cases and access previously initiated cases.
PERM module in the...
During the first two days of the H-2B peak filing season, employers filed 7,503 applications in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway System requesting more than 123,791 worker positions with an April 1, 2023, or later, work start date.
During the first 24 hours of the H-2B peak filing season, employers filed 6,105 applications in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway System requesting more than 105,207 worker positions with an April 1, 2023, or later work start date.
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will continue...