Notice of the Filing of an Application for Permanent Employment Certification

In the event the selected candidate is a foreign national who needs the permanent residence process, the Application for Permanent Employment Certification must contain evidence that the position announcement was posted for ten consecutive business days at the place of employment in a conspicuous location (e.g., on the bulletin board outside the academic department's administrative office). Additionally, UW departments that use in-house media (such as a departmental newsletter) for recruitment purposes must post the notice in those venues as well. The notice must be posted between 30 and 180 days before the Application for Permanent Employment Certification is filed with the Department of Labor. The last day of the posting must be at least 30 days prior to filing the Application to provide sufficient time for interested persons to submit, if they so choose, documentary evidence bearing on the Application.

• On a sheet of paper, type the heading:

  Notice of the filing of an Application for Permanent Employment Certification

• Below the heading, type the full text of the position announcement (advertisement).
• In the space below the position announcement, type:

  This is not an open position. Recruitment and selection have been completed.

  Notice is being provided as a result of filing an Application for Permanent Employment Certification for this job opportunity. Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application (such as information on available workers, wages, working terms and conditions, or other pertinent information) to:

  Certifying Officer
  United States Department of Labor
  Employment and Training Administration
  Atlanta National Processing Center
  Harris Tower
  233 Peachtree Street
  Suite 410
  Atlanta, Georgia 30303
  Telephone: (404) 893-0101
  FAX: (404) 893-4642

• Post the notice for ten consecutive business days in a conspicuous location where employees can easily see it. At the conclusion of the ten business day posting period, the notice must be signed by either the chair of the search committee, or the department chair, indicating the exact dates and location of the posting:

  "This notice was posted on the department bulletin board in (location) from (date) through (date)."

  Signature
  today's date

• Forward the posted notice (with original signature) to the University of Washington Office of International Students and Scholars, Box 355832, for inclusion with the Application for Permanent Employment Certification.

The department must post the notice of the filing of the Application for Permanent Employment Certification in any in-house media normally used for recruitment purposes and forward to ISS documentation that the notice was posted in the in-house media. An example of "in-house media" is a departmental newsletter, whether electronic or printed, which normally publishes job announcements as a means of encouraging employees to apply for job openings within the organization. (The UW's human resources website, which outreaches world-wide, is not considered in-house media.) If positions similar to the one in question are not advertised in in-house media, only the "bulletin board" posting described above is required.