[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR656.1]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 656--LABOR CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart A--Purpose and Scope of Part 656
 
Sec. 656.1  Purpose and scope of part 656.


    (a) Under section 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (lNA) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) certain aliens may not obtain a visa 
for entrance into the United States in order to engage in permanent 
employment unless the Secretary of Labor has first certified to the 
Secretary of State and to the Attorney General that:
    (1) There are not sufficient United States workers, who are able, 
willing, qualified and available at the time of application for a visa 
and admission into the United States and at the place where the alien is 
to perform the work, and
    (2) The employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages 
and working conditions of United States workers similarly employed.
    (b) The regulations under this part set forth the procedures whereby 
such immigrant labor certifications may be applied for, and given or 
denied.
    (c) Correspondence and questions concerning the regulations in this 
part should be addressed to: Division of Foreign Labor Certifications, 
United States Employment Service, Department of Labor, Washington, DC 
20210.

[45 FR 83933, Dec. 19, 1980, as amended at 56 CFR 54927, Oct. 23, 1991]