Labor Condition Application

This article is about the certification process for temporary work visas such as the H-1B visa. For the corresponding process for employment-based visas for permanent residency, see Permanent Labor Certification.
Labor Condition Application

The Labor Condition Application (LCA) is an application filed by prospective employers on behalf of workers applying for work authorization for the non-immigrant statuses H-1B, H-1B1 (a variant of H-1B for people from Singapore and Chile) and E-3 (a variant of H-1B for workers from Australia). The application is submitted to and needs to be approved by the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA)'s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC). The form used to submit the application is ETA Form 9035.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 Specialty (Professional) Workers". United States Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "20 CFR 655.730 - What is the process for filing a labor condition application?". Code of Federal Regulations (mirrored on the Legal Information Institute website). Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "ETA Form 9035 (Printable Version)" (PDF). United States Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Retrieved March 29, 2015.