Rule 11 Aug 2025 compliance, regulatory, business operations, foreign workers, visas

📄Visa Bond Pilot Program Correction - Compliance Implications for Businesses

The Department of State is correcting a temporary final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 5, 2025. The document erroneously provided that one of the amendatory instructions would sunset on August 5, 2026. This document corrects that error and also corrects the designation of paragraphs in the rule.

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Notice 7 Jul 2025 compliance, employment, department of labor, foreign workers, labor certification

📋Department of Labor Notice on Employment Certification Extension

The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) for Application for Permanent Employment Certification; and related information collection and retention requirements (OMB Control Number 1205-0451), which covers Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification; Form ETA-9089, Final Determination: Permanent Employment Certification Approval; Form ETA-9089, Appendix A, Foreign Worker Information; Form ETA-9089, Appendix B, Additional Worksite Information; Form ETA-9089, Appendix C, Supplemental Information; Form ETA-9089, Appendix D, Special Recruitment for College and University Teachers, and Form ETA-9089, General Instructions. This action seeks an extension of the information collection without changes. This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

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Notice 30 Jun 2025 compliance, regulations, employment, department of labor, foreign workers, labor certification

📬Change of Mailing Address for Foreign Labor Certification Applications

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing this notice to announce that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is changing the mailing address for its temporary programs, currently submitted to addresses in Chicago, IL August 29, 2025.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Employment Initiatives 14 Jan 2025 employment, immigration, uscis, dhs, permanent labor certification, foreign workers, form i-140

📄DHS Updates Permanent Labor Certification Requirements for Form I-140

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is 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 request following the U.S. Department of Labor's implementation of the Foreign Labor Application Gateway system.

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