CASE: I-140 (EB-2)
EMPLOYER: Hydraulic Unit Manufacturing Company in Texas
BENEFICIARY: Filipino Hydraulic Power Unit Design and Installation Project Manager
Our client’s beneficiary is from the Philippines. Our client (the prospective employer) was willing to do an immigration petition for him, second-preference. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Maritime Transportation and has more than 5 years of work experience as a Hydraulic Equipment Installer / Operator. Our firm concluded that his employer can petition him as a Hydraulic Power Unit Design and Installation Project Manager.
Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important pre-PERM filing. Take note that PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On September 12, 2016, the prevailing wage request was filed. After we obtained Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on January 10, 2017. On May 3, 2017, we promptly filed PERM. Eventually, on August 11, 2017, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Filipino beneficiary.
We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition filing. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter for the I-140 petition application. We included the job offer letter, employer’s tax records, and other necessary supporting documents. The I-140 Petition was filed on September 6, 2017 via premium processing service. Eventually, on September 21, 2017, the I-140 EB-2 Petition for our Filipino client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE).