CASE: EB-3 I-140
EMPLOYER: Public School District
BENEFICIARY: Filipina First Grade Elementary Teacher
LOCATION: St. Francis, SD
Our client has a current employer willing to sponsor her for a third-preference (EB-3) immigrant petition (Form I-140). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, possesses a valid South Dakota teaching license, and has worked for her current employer since September 2022. Based on her educational, professional, and employment background, our office determined that she is clearly eligible for EB-3 classification for her I-140 petition. She officially retained our firm in January 2024.
Prior to filing the PERM Labor Certification, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other mandatory pre-FILM recruitment steps. Note that the PERM application can be filed at least 60 days after the job posting date or 30 days after the last advertisement. Within a week of our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed. After obtaining the prevailing wage determination, her employer filed the job order on September 9, 2024. On February 18, 2025, we promptly filed the PERM application. Eventually, on May 14, 2026, the PERM Labor Certification was approved without an audit for this EB-3 position on behalf of the Filipina beneficiary.
Once the PERM was certified, our client retained our office for her I-140 petition. We filed the I-140 application via regular processing on June 18, 2026. Ultimately, on November 2, 2026, the I-140 was approved without a Request for Evidence (RFE). Once her priority date becomes current, she will be eligible to file her Form I-485 adjustment of status application.