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How Do I questions

As an employer, how do I?

Hire a foreign worker permanently?
Hire a highly skilled temporary foreign worker (H-1B) ?
Hire a foreign nurse for a hospital in disadvantaged areas (H-1C) ?
Hire a temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) ?
Hire a temporary worker who will be needed for less than one year (H-2B) ?
Get authorization for crewmembers on ships to do longshore work in port (D-1) ?

As a foreign worker, how can I?

Obtain a permanent labor certification?
Obtain an H-1B visa to work in the U.S. temporarily?
Work temporarily in the U.S. as an agricultural worker (H-2A)?
Work for less than one year in the U.S. in an area other than agriculture (H-2B)?
Work as a nurse in a hospital in a disadvantaged area (H-1C)?

What do I do after DOL approval?
What is the foreign labor certification process?
How long will the employment-based visa process take?
Are there any employment-based immigration fees?
How do I find out the status of my application?

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Created: November 02, 2006