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Notice to Stakeholders regarding aligning record retention activities with regulatory requirements established by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Agency announcementPublished Feb 20, 2025

OFLC administers the labor-certification step that comes BEFORE a USCIS petition. An OFLC certification is not a visa, not an approval, and not permission to work. It is one prerequisite among several.

What the document says

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is providing notice that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will be aligning record retention activities with regulatory requirements established by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (36 CFR...

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The document does not name specific countries or visa categories in its scope language. Read the original to confirm whether it applies to a particular case.

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DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification announcements, checked Aug 2, 2026
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