sustained EB-3 Case: Nursing

U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
MATTER OF M-R-M-C-P-D-, INC. 
APPEAL OF TEXAS SERVICE CENTER DECISION 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
DATE: MAY 15,2018 
PETITION: FORM 1-140, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR ALIEN WORKER 
The Petitioner, a hospital, seeks to employ the Beneficiary as a registered nurse, a Schedule A 
occupation as codified at 20 C.F.R. § 656.5(a). It requests classification of the Beneficiary as a 
skilled worker under the third preference immigrant category. Immigration and Nationality Act (the 
Act) section 203(b)(3)(A)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1153(B)(3)(A)(i). This employment-based immigrant 
classification allows a U.S. employer to sponsor a foreign national for lawful permanent resident 
status to work in a position that requires at least two years of training or experience. 
The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the petition after concluding that it was not 
supported by a valid prevailing wage determination (PWD) from the U.S. Department of Labor, as 
required for Schedule A petitions. Specifically, the Director found that the PWD was not valid 
because it did not reflect the exact same job requirements described on the uncertified Form ETA 
9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification. Upon review of the record, including 
evidence submitted on appeal, we find that the PWD is valid for the offered position. Accordingly, 
the Petitioner has overcome the Director's decision. 
ORDER: The appeal is sustained. 
Cite as Matter ofM-R-M-C-P-D-, Inc., ID# 1268198 (AAO May 15, 2018)