US Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Employment Based
Description
The University of Texas at El Paso sponsors only selected employment based permanent resident visa petitions.
Important: All employment-based petitions filed on behalf of The University of Texas at El Paso must be submitted by an approved Immigration attorney contracted through UTEP.
For additonal questions or information please email HRImmigration@utep.edu.
| Employment Based Category | Who is eligible? | Labor Certification Requirement |
|---|---|---|
|
EB-1 |
Outstanding researchers/professors |
Not Required |
|
EB-2 |
Advance degree professionals (Master’s Degree or higher or the equivalent (Bachelor’s Degree with minimum of five years of progressive experience in the specialty |
Not Required if LCA is filed with DOL within 18 months from the day of offer (Teaching positions only) Required - If LCA is not filed within 18 months and/or Teaching is not involved |
|
EB-3 |
Professional or skilled workers, Professionals with a Bachelor’s degree with three- five years of experience |
Required |
Employees must be on a valid H-1B status prior to initiating LPR request (visit the H1-B section to learn more of H-1B requirements)
Approvals must be received prior to the sponsorship request being initiated. An email to HR Immigration team stating the sponsorship is approved will suffice:
- Academic Units must obtain approvals from Dean and Chair
- Administrative Divisions must obtain approvals from Department Heads
Once the Immigration Team has received the approvals further instruction and forms will be provided to initiate the case.
Please forward approvals to HRImmigration@utep.edu.
Standard processing time for a PERM application is a minimum of two years. We recommend to initiate the process prior to the 4 th year of H1-B status to avoid any interruptions in the employees work eligibility.
USCIS offers Premium Processing for I-140 petitions, wherein the case is guaranteed to be adjudicated within 15 business days of receipt. This does not guarantee the case will be approved. The fee for this expedite service is $2,500.00 and can be paid by either the hiring department or employee. Please note Premium Processing does not expedite HR- Immigration processing times.
Hiring Departments/College will be responsible to cover all fees related to the employees PERM application.
- $700 application fee
- $2,500 Premium Processing fee (can be covered by Hiring Department or employee)
- $250.00 Premium Processing fee if applicable
- $6,500 Legal fees
- $1,500 to $1,800 Advertisement fee if applicable
- $50-$100 FedEx fees
- Other fees may apply like Request for Further Evidence (RFE), Educational Tranlations fees, Consultation fees etc..
- Employee is responsible for filing and fee's associated to the I-485 process
- To include Dependent filing fee's
- Other associated fees that are associated to I-485 process
All fees listed above are subject to change based on increments established by USCIS (filing fees) or Immigration Law Firm (legal fees).
If you have an active case, you may track the progress through our Immigration tracker click here. To view the status of your active case(s) you must be logged in within the UTEP Network or by using UTEP VPN.
You may email your questions to HRImmigration@utep.edu.
