Permanent Residency
Faculty & Staff
Immigration Topics
Permanent residents of the U.S. while not citizens
are persons who hold the same employment rights
and privileges
accorded
to U.S. citizens.
Documented immigrants are issued an Alien Register
Receipt Card commonly known as
the “green
card”, as proof of their legal right to live
and work permanently in the U.S. There are no special
recruitment or hiring requirements to fulfill
when employing a legal permanent resident. A legal
permanent resident can use the green card to complete
the I-9 form. They will also hold social security
cards.
Application for Immigrant Status or Legal Permanent Residency
BGSU, through the Center for International Programs, will assist faculty and
staff in obtaining immigrant status and a green card on the basis of employment only with the endorsement of the unit supervisor or hiring official.
There are three major steps in the application for legal permanent residency:
- BGSU petitions for permanent labor certification (ETA 9089) also known
as PERM. PERM is U.S. Department of Labor certification that a competitive
national
search has been conducted as evidenced by a PRINT ad in a national
publication and DOL’s acknowledgment that there are insufficient qualified U.S. workers willing and available to fill the position the
foreign national holds. The
PERM application is completed in the Center for International Programs
and available only to those in H-1b status. There is no cost for this
application.
- BGSU sponsors the employee for immigrant status on the basis
of employment by endorsing the filing of the I-140 form. An approved
outside agent
must be retained to file the petition and all costs are the responsibility
of
the employee.
- The individual makes application to adjust status to
that of legal permanent resident. All costs are the responsibility of the
employee
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