Form ETA-9142A H-2A Application for Temporary Employment Certification

iCERT Visa Portal System
Implementation of Electronic Filing in the H-2B Program
October 2012
Office of Foreign
g Labor Certification
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor

Technical Demonstration (Part II)
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Preparing the ETA Form 9142

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Uploading Scanned Documents

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Final Submission Steps

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Post Submission Functions

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Navigate to the H-2B Portfolio Summary
After you login to the iCERT
System, click on the “H-2B” tab
to access your H-2B Portfolio
Summary tab

Click the “Begin New ETA Form
9142” at the bottom of the page
to start a new application

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Important Features & Functions
The printer icon will generate a read only
version of the ETA Form 9142 in Adobe
PDF based on information entered during
case preparation. You can print one or
multiple pages.
Step/Section icons indicate
your progress in completing
the online ETA Form 9142

Key Navigation Functions
Previous

Takes you to the
previous step or section

Exit

Saves all currently
entered ETA Form 9142
data and closes the
online form.

Save

Saves all currently
entered ETA Form 9142
data and leaves the
online form open

Next

Takes you to the next
step or section

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Alert and Help Features

As you progress through the
online form, iCERT will alert
you of any omissions or data
entry errors that you will have
the opportunity to correct

Click the “?” icon next to
each question to access
filing instructions or other
important tips

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 1 (Sections A-B)

The visa classification
will default to H-2B
Click the Search SOC/O*NET
(OES) Code button to open the
SOC Code Lookup window

Enter a keyword or code and
then click Search to find the
SOC you are looking for. Once
the chosen code is found, select
the hyperlink to populate the
fields in Section B.

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 2 (Section C)
When completing the form using an
Employer Type iCERT account,
your profile information will be prefilled here. However, you have the
flexibility to edit the data.
Important Note:
When completing the form using an
Attorney/Agent Type iCERT account,
you will be able to lookup one of your
employer-client profiles and pre-fill
the information in this section with
the ability to edit the data.

Click
Cli
k th
the S
Search
h NAICS C
Code
d
button to open the NAICS Code
Lookup window

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 3 (Section D)
When completing the form using
an Employer Type iCERT
account, your profile contact
information will also be pre-filled
here. However, you have the
flexibility to edit the data.
data

Important Note:
When completing the form using
an Attorney/Agent Type iCERT
account and you select an
employer-client from Step 2, the
system will pre-fill Section D
with your empoyer-client’s
contact information. Again, you
will have the ability to edit the
data.

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 4 (Section E)
When completing the form using
an Employer Type iCERT
account, you will be able to
select an Attorney/Agent profile
that will pre-fill Section E with
the ability to edit the data.
data
If you are not represented by an
Attorney/Agent, then answer
“NO” to Question C.1 and move
to the next section of the form.

Important Note:
When completing the form using
an Attorney/Agent Type iCERT
account, your profile
information will pre-fill this
section with the ability to edit
the data.

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 5 (Section Fa)

Enter the Job Information

Enter a description of the
duties to be performed for
the job opportunity. The
system will create an
Addendum in the event that
your description exceeds
the space provided

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 6 (Section Fb)

Enter the minimum
education, training, and
experience requirements for
the job opportunity.
Enter any special
requirements, licenses, or
skills for the position.

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 7 (Section Fc)

Enter the Place of
Employment Information

If work will be performed
at multiple worksites,
click the Add Worksite
button to add worksites
to the
h Additional
Addi i
l
Worksites table
To delete worksites from the
table, select the worksite
and click the Delete Selected
Worksite(s) button

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 8 (Section G)

Enter the Rate of Pay for
the job opportunity and, if
applicable, any additional
information regarding the
rate of pay

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 9 (Section H)

Enter all information in this
section demonstrating
compliance with the
regulatory pre-filing
recruitment requirements.

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 10 (Sections I-J)

Complete the Declaration of
Employer and Attorney/Agent

Enter the Preparer Information
(if applicable)

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Preparing the ETA Form 9142
Step 11 (Appendix B.1)

Complete the Attorney or
Agent Declaration

Complete the Employer
Declaration

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Uploading Scanned Documents
Step 12 (Document Upload)

Select the type of
document to upload,
click the Browse button
to find the document,
then click the Upload
button

To remove documents,
select the attachment and
click the Delete Selected
Attachment(s) button

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Final Submission Steps
Pre-submission Review

iCERT will alert you to
potentially deniable
entries and blank
fields. If you leave a
field blank, iCERT will
fill it in with “N/A”.

After resolving potentially
deniable entries or blank
fields, click the “Submit
Form” button

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Final Submission Steps
Submission Confirmation

iCERT displays a
Submission Confirmation
page for you to print for
your records as p
y
proof of
submission

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Post Submission Functions
Searching for a Case
From the H-2B Portfolio
Details screen, enter search
criteria and click the Search
button

Search results are
displayed below with the
ability to view a Summary
PDF of the ETA Form 9142
and any attachments

Select one or more cases,
then click one of the
available actions: Reuse,
Delete, or Withdraw

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Post Submission Functions
Reuse a Case

After selecting a case to
reuse, select the sections
to add to the new case,
then click the Add to
Form button

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Post Submission Functions
Delete a Case

After selecting a case
to delete, click the
Delete Case button.
The Delete Case
function can only be
used on Initiated cases
(i.e., not submitted).

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Post Submission Functions
Withdraw a Case

After selecting a case to
withdraw, select the
reason, add case notes,
then click the Withdraw
Case button. The
Withdraw Case function
can only be used on
Submitted cases that
have not yet been
assigned to a Chicago
NPC Analyst.

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