Immigration Processes with the Department of Labor Indefinitely Suspended Due to Federal Shutdown

The U.S. Department of Labor announced on October 1, 2013 that the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will neither accept nor process any applications or related materials (such as audit responses) it receives, including Labor Condition Applications, Applications for Prevailing Wage Determination, Applications for Temporary Employment Certification, or Applications for Permanent Employment Certification, during the suspension of federal government services. In addition, the OFLC’s web sites, including the iCERT Visa Portal System, is not processing any requests or allowing authorized users to access their online accounts. The DOL has explained that these websites will be available again when the federal government resumes operations.