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The Many Faces of Stern Elkind Curray & Alterman LLP

Since 1985,Stern Elkind Curray & Alterman has limited its practice to immigration law, with a special emphasis on matters relating to the employment of foreign professionals. Mr. Stern and Ms. Elkind founded the firm with the goal of providing the very best immigration advice and representation to our clients. As the firm has grown, we have continued our commitment to maintaining a high level of expertise combined with an understanding that our clients are individuals whose lives are deeply affected by the work we do. Over the years, we have developed expertise and wide-ranging experience in all facets of immigration law.

We continue to be deeply affected by our clients, some of whom are introduced within this web site.

Labor Certification

Immigration law in Denver, Colorado

The primary purpose of a labor certification is to obtain the necessary determination required under the U.S. immigration laws in support of an immigrant visa ("green card") petition, that there are not sufficient U.S. workers who are able, willing and qualified for the position to be held by the foreign employee and that the employment of the foreign employee will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers. In order to obtain this determination, an application describing the position's duties, minimum requirements for the position and the results of recruiting for the position must be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Once the labor certification application has been approved, an I-140 immigrant visa petition is filed with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. In connection with the I-140 petition, the employer must demonstrate that it had the ability to pay the wage listed on the labor certification application from the time the labor certification application was filed up to and including the time that the I-140 petition is approved. The final step in the permanent residence process involves the employee demonstrating they are not subject to any ineligibility for permanent residence.

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