Effective March 28, 2005 all applications for Permanent Alien Labor Certification must be filed with the National Processing Center in Chicago, Illinois.   The address is:

This agency will no longer process applications for Permanent Labor Certification.

However, the processing of temporary labor certifications (H-2B non - agricultural), (H-2A agricultural) and online prevailing wage determinations will remain the same.

For further information regarding this new procedure, please contact: PERM Help Desk, Division of Foreign Labor Certification, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Room C-4312 Washington, DC 20210 Telephone: 202.693.3010 (this is not a toll free number). Questions may be sent via e-mail to PERM.DFLC@dol.gov. It is encouraged that questions be submitted by e-mail because the Division of Foreign Labor Certification intends to post responses to frequently asked questions on its Web site at: http://www.ows.doleta.gov/foreign/.