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A Change for H1B Applications: A new labor certification process
January 17, 2001
Before an H1B application can be submitted to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service, foreign labor certification must be
obtained from the US Department of Labor (DOL). The old method for labor
certification was to either fax or send the foreign labor certification (ETA
9035) form to the DOL. The DOL is changing a few of the methods to this
procedure beginning on January 19, 2001.
Beginning on January 19, 2001 a new three page ETA 9035 form
will replace the old one page form, and no old forms will be accepted. The new
form can be downloaded from the DOL’s web site at www.ows.doleta.gov
. Although the new form will be available, the DOL requests that employer’s
and representatives wait to send any ETA forms until February 5, 2001. The gap
time will be used to process the old forms that were submitted before January
19.
If the ETA form must be submitted during the period between
January 19 and February 5, then it can be sent to the appropriate ETA Regional
Office, or to Philadelphia at P.O. Box 13640, Philadelphia, PA, 19101. After
February 5, the forms can either be mailed or faxed to (800) 397-0478. The DOL
will continue to either mail or fax responses to employers, but will only fax
responses to employer representatives.
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