Application for Permanent Employment Certification
ETA Form 9089
OMB Approval: 1205-0451
Expiration Date: 11/30/2017
ETA Form 9089 This Certification is valid from ____________ ___to_______ _________ Page 9 of
U.S. Department of Labor
N. Employer Declaration
By virtue of my signature below, I HEREBY CERTIFY the following conditions of employment:
1. The offered wage equals or exceeds the prevailing wage and I will pay at least the prevailing wage.
2. The wage is not based on commissions, bonuses or other incentives, unless I guarantees a wage paid on a
weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis that equals or exceeds the prevailing wage.
3. I have enough funds available to pay the wage or salary offered the alien.
4. I will be able to place the alien on the payroll on or before the date of the alien’s proposed entrance into the
United States.
5. The job opportunity does not involve unlawful discrimination by race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex,
religion, handicap, or citizenship.
6. The job opportunity is not:
a. Vacant because the former occupant is on strike or is being locked out in the course of a labor dispute
involving a work stoppage; or
b. At issue in a labor dispute involving a work stoppage.
7. The job opportunity’s terms, conditions, and occupational environment are not contrary to Federal, state or local
law.
8. The job opportunity has been and is clearly open to any U.S. worker.
9. The U.S. workers who applied for the job opportunity were rejected for lawful job-related reasons.
10. The job opportunity is for full-time, permanent employment for an employer other than the alien.
I hereby designate the agent or attorney identified in section E (if any) to represent me for the purpose of labor
certification and, by virtue of my signature in Block 3 below, I take full responsibility for the accuracy of any
representations made by my agent or attorney.
I declare under penalty of perjury that I have read and reviewed this application and that to the best of my knowledge
the information contained herein is true and accurate. I understand that to knowingly furnish false information in the
preparation of this form and any supplement thereto or to aid, abet, or counsel another to do so is a federal offense
punishable by a fine or imprisonment up to five years or both under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1001. Other penalties apply as
well to fraud or misuse of ETA immigration documents and to perjury with respect to such documents under 18 U.S.C.
§§ 1546 and 1621.
1. Last name First name Middle initial
2. Title
3. Signature Date signed
Note – The signature and date signed do not have to be filled out when electronically submitting to the Department of
Labor for processing, but must be complete when submitting by mail. If the application is submitted electronically, any
resulting certification MUST be signed immediately upon receipt from DOL before it can be submitted to USCIS for final
processing.
O. U.S. Government Agency Use Only
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 212 (a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, I hereby certify
that there are not sufficient U.S. workers available and the employment of the above will not adversely affect the wages
and working conditions of workers in the U.S. similarly employed.
This Certification is valid from _____________ to _____________
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Signature of Certifying Officer Date Signed
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