취업이민 청원서 I-140 접수시 ETA-9089 제출할 필요없다.
발표일시: 2025. 1. 13
취업이민 2 단계 I-140 청원서 (Petition) 접수시 노동청 (DOL)으로부터 승인받은 노동청확인서 (ETA 9089)는 이민국 (USCIS)에 제출할 필요가 없게됐다. 대신, 노동청에서 고용주의 이메일로 전송되는 Final Determination (Permanent Employment Certification Approval)을 I-140 패키지에 포함해 이민국에 제출하면 된다.
지난 2023년 6월 1일 노동청확인서 (ETA 9089) 신청이 FLAG 시스템 (Foreign Labor Application Gateway)으로 옮겨가면서 신청서 양식 (ETA 9089)이 새로운 버전으로 업그레이드 됐다. 이와 함께 노동청은 기존 신청서 내용 중 일부를 수정 보완하고 구체화했다.
노동청확인서 (ETA 9089)가 승인 (Certified) 되면 노동청은 고용주에게 노동청확인서 (ETA 9089) 승인본과 함께 Final Determination (Permanent Employment Certification Approval) 을 이메일로 보내준다.
다음 단계인 이민국 과정에서 I-140을 접수할 때 노동청확인서 (ETA 9089) 승인본은 첨부할 필요가 없으며 2페이지 짜리 Final Determination (Permanent Employment Certification Approval)만 제출하면 된다. 이민국은 심사과정에서 노동청확인 신청서의 내용은 직접 노동청 FLAG 시스템에 접속해 확인한다. 이는 이민국과 노동청의 데이터 공유계약에 의해 가능해졌다.
이민국이 이같은 공지를 하는 이유는 I-140 접수시 많은 고용주들이 노동청확인서 (ETA 9089) 승인본을 불필요하게 제출하고 있기 때문이다.
스마트이주공사 (Smart Korean Consulting)
[이민국 공지]
USCIS Updates Filing Procedures for Form I-140
Release Date : 01/13/2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a Federal Register notice (FRN) providing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-40, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, accompanied by a permanent labor certification, application for Schedule A designation, or national interest waiver (NIW) request.
On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) implemented a new system for permanent labor certifications, called the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG), and revised the Application for Permanent Employment Certification (Form ETA-9089) for use within the FLAG system. The revised Form ETA-9089 collects more detailed information about the job opportunity, including specific worksite locations,telecommuting options, and the foreign worker's qualifications. Employers who file Form ETA-9089 through the FLAG system and who receive a labor certification approval generally receive a 2-page Final Determination from DOL electronically.
The instructions to Form ETA-9089 state that only a signed Final Determination must be submitted with the Form I-140 petition as evidence of a permanent labor certification approval. This limited requirement is because, as a part of this process change, USCIS receives most of the information about the permanent labor certification directly from DOL under a data sharing agreement (PDF).
USCIS is announcing through this FRN that employers whose labor certifications were processed in the FLAG system 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. The Final Determination must be completed and electronically signed by DOL, and must be signed by the foreign worker, employer, and the employer’s attorney or agent, if applicable. In addition, the FRN states that Form I-140 petitions for Schedule A occupations must contain a completed, uncertified Form ETA-9089, including all applicable appendices, a signed Final Determination, and a valid prevailing wage determination tracking number inSection E, Item 1 of the Form ETA-9089. Finally, the FRN states that a Form I-140 petition with an NIW request must contain a copy of the Form ETA-9089, Appendix A, and a signed Final Determination.
Since June 1, 2023, USCIS has been adjudicating Form I-140 petitions filed with permanent labor certification Final Determinations, Schedule A applications, and NIW requests using the edition of the Form ETA-9089 and applicable appendices, developed for the FLAG system, so this FRN does not change any operations orprocesses. Instead, this FRN is meant to make the public aware of the new documentary requirements for permanent labor certification approvals, Schedule A applications, and NIW requests submitted with Form I-140 petitions following the implementation of the FLAG system.
