Search
Contact
Login
Share this article
The Labor Department’s iCERT portal is experiencing a system outage due to unprecedented user demand starting Jan. 1. The agency has not indicated how long the outage will last, but said it would provide an update Thursday.
Key points:
Background: The outage began Jan. 1, the first day of the semiannual filing period for H-2B temporary labor certifications, caused by a spike in demand for H-2B certifications. The Labor Department announced that it is working to have the system ready within a few days to accept a record number of H-2B applications.
BAL Analysis: Employers should anticipate delays as the agency works to reopen the system. The inability to file labor condition applications (LCAs) affects employers filing H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 nonimmigrant petitions for which the LCA is a prerequisite, and the inability to file prevailing wage requests affects PERM labor certification cases in which a prevailing wage determination is required.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
Copyright © 2019 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries please contact copyright@bal.com.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) on Aug.…
The State Department announced that starting Nov. 1, 2025, the National Visa Center (NVC) will schedule immigrant visa applicants in their…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reports that nearly all H-2B visa slots for the first half of fiscal year (FY)…
The Department of Homeland Security published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register today that would change…