USCIS Notice on DHS’s Requirement of Permanent Labor Certification Final Determination for Form I-140 Petitions

USCIS notice announcing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, accompanied by a permanent labor certification approval, application for Schedule A designation, or National Interest Waiver (NIW) request following DOL’s implementation of the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system. (90 FR 3238, 1/14/25)

In this notice, USCIS is announcing that employers whose permanent labor certifications were processed in FLAG must include a printed copy of the electronic Final Determination with their Form I-140, and that USCIS will consider this printed copy as an original, approved labor certification. Additionally, USCIS is announcing several other changes in its procedure.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[CIS No. 2793-25; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2024-0018]

Notice of DHS's Requirement of the Permanent Labor Certification Final Determination for Form I-140 Petitions

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.