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Overview
The Standard Re-recruitment path to PR is used when the position doesn’t have teaching duties and no other paths are available to the employee. A Standard Labor Certification involves conducting a full search for the employee’s position. The job must be advertised again, the UT employee must be in the pool of applicants, and he/she must receive a new job offer letter. If there are no applications from US citizens or permanent residents who meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job ad, then the permanent residency process can continue. It is important to note that the qualifications of the UT employee at the original time of hire with UT are the only qualifications that can be considered. Otherwise, the Department of Labor would argue that a US citizen could be “trained” for the position. If a US citizen or permanent resident applies and meets the minimum requirements of the position, then the permanent residency and search processes would stop. The employee would not lose his/her position.
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