FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION
Foreign Labor Certification Program Overview
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) provides labor certification to employers seeking to bring foreign workers into the United States and/or its territories. To obtain certification, employers must show that there are insufficient qualified U. S. workers available and willing to perform the work at the prevailing wage paid for the occupation. The intent is to ensure that admitting foreign workers does not adversely affect job opportunities, wages and working conditions for Americans.
The Department of Labor issues labor certifications for permanent and temporary employment under the following programs:
- Permanent Labor Certification
- H-1B Specialty (Professional) Workers
- H-2A Temporary Labor Certification (Seasonal Agricultural)
- H-2B Temporary Labor Certification (Non-agricultural)
- D-1 Crewmembers Certification
- CW-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Labor-Foreign Labor Certification website at: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor
How to Apply
To apply for a Foreign Labor Certification an interested employer must first visit The Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) at https://flag.dol.gov and follow the instructions to create an account.
- For instructions on how to apply for a H-1B visa through FLAG, please follow the instructions in this link https://flag.dol.gov/programs/lca
- For instructions on how to apply for a H-2A visa through FLAG, please follow the instructions listed in this link https://flag.dol.gov/programs/H-2A
- For instructions on how to apply for a H-2B visa through FLAG, please follow the instructions listed in this link https://flag.dol.gov/programs/h-2b
- For information on how to obtain a prevailing wage determination, please visit the following link https://flag.dol.gov/programs/prevailingwages
*Please note: Employers are also required to register for an account on our Virgin Islands Electronic Workforce System (VIEWS). The following instructions may be utilized to help the employer to create a VIEWS account and post a job order by clicking HERE.