H-1B employers can file new applications as FLAG system fully operational now

H-1B and other nonimmigrant foreign workers can look forward to the processing of their work permit applications. The Department of Labor has resumed processing of employer requests for prevailing wages and labor certification determinations for temporary and permanent employment in the United States.

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s (OFLC) Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system is now accessible and permits system users to prepare and submit new applications as well as submit and receive information associated with their applications pending a final determination.