Service detail

PERM and PERM-based I-140 preparation, matched line for line.

The I-140 has to match the certified labor certification exactly on job title, duties, requirements, wage, and worksite — a mismatch on any one of those is the fastest way to lose a PERM-based case. Proximate coordinates the PERM process and prepares the I-140 petition under attorney direction with that consistency built in from the start.

What Proximate prepares

PERM coordination: recruitment documentation, prevailing wage tracking, and filing-readiness review
I-140 petition drafted to match the certified labor certification exactly — job title, duties, requirements, wage, and worksite
Ability-to-pay documentation covering the employer's obligation from the priority date forward
Beneficiary-qualifications review confirmed as of the priority date, not the filing date

Best fit

Firms handling PERM recruitment coordination who need the I-140 drafted for exact consistency once certification issues
Employers filing across multiple positions who need the same match discipline applied at volume
Cases where ability-to-pay documentation needs to be assembled carefully across a multi-year priority date
Firms that want PERM-based EB-2 and EB-3 filings handled with the same rigor as EB-1

The question firms actually ask

What's the single most common reason a PERM-based I-140 gets flagged?

A mismatch between the I-140 and the certified labor certification — on job title, duties, requirements, wage, or worksite. Any one inconsistency is enough. Proximate builds the I-140 directly against the certified ETA 9089, checks the match line by line, and documents ability to pay from the priority date forward before the file goes to attorney review.

Governing authority

Statute: INA 203(b)(2) and INA 203(b)(3). Labor certification at INA 212(a)(5)(A).
Regulation: 8 CFR 204.5(k) for EB-2, 8 CFR 204.5(l) for EB-3. Labor certification process at 20 CFR 656.
USCIS Policy Manual: USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 5 (EB-2) and Chapter 7 (EB-3)
Forms: Form I-140.

What USCIS scrutinizes

The I-140 must match the certified labor certification exactly on job title, duties, requirements, wage, and worksite.
Ability to pay must be documented from the priority date forward.
Beneficiary qualifications must be established as of the priority date, not as of the filing date.

Turnaround for this case type

Internal production time -- drafting plus internal quality control, once a case is in production and the file is complete. The clock pauses only for documented missing client documents or pending attorney feedback, never for workload.

PERM (Coordination Only)

3 business days

2 drafting & assembly · 1 internal QC

PERM-based EB-2 / EB-3

6 business days

5 drafting & assembly · 1 internal QC

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Richmond, TX search footprint

Support for firms searching locally around Houston and nationally.

Proximate works with immigration law firms in Richmond, Sugar Land, Houston, and across the Texas Gulf Coast, and supports firms nationwide through the same remote workflow.

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