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International Student and Scholar Support

Faculty Labor Certification

Faculty Labor Certification is a Special Handling process that allows for application for permanent residency, also known as a Green Card. This allows foreign nationals to live and work permanently in the United States. USC sponsors tenure track faculty for FLC simultaneously with the H-1B.

Document Collection

Submit the ISSS IS - Hiring Packet for International Tenure Track Faculty form with the following attachments:

Timeline 

Stage Approx. Duration
Prevailing Wage 3–6 months
Recruitment & PERM Filing 3–5 months
PERM Processing 6–10 months (or more)
I-140 Processing 1–6 months
I-485 (if current) 8–24+ months
Total (typical) 18–36 months

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