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The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has announced (PDF) a new iCERT Visa Portal System, starting April 15, 2009. The iCERT System will allow employers to:
- Prepare and submit applications at any time;
- Save time preparing applications by pre-populating visa forms with business/contact information;
- Create and manage sub-account users (e.g., HR staff or in-house legal counsel) to prepare and submit applications on the employer’s behalf;
- Track the status of applications across visa programs through a single account;
- Submit requests to withdraw applications; and
- Notify the Department of Labor, at any time, in the event that unauthorized applications for labor certification have been submitted.
The OFLC’s announcement includes a implementation timeline for the iCERT system.