Interim Decision #1706 

MATrEn or PPAULER 

In Exclusion Proceedings 

A-17085998 

Decided by Board February 27,1967 

Where an applicant for admission as an immigrant who comes within the provisions of section 212(a) (14) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended, and who has been issued a clearance order for a job as paintersupervisor promised him by a painting contractor, is also Coming to the 

United States to work at a second job, namely, as a dock foreman, he is at 

the same time entering another section of the labor market and, therefore, 

it is encumbent upon him to obtain and present a labor certification to cover 

the second area of work. 

MCCOMB= : Act of 1952—Section 212(a) (14) [8 U.S.C. 1182]—Seeks to enter 

the United States to accept employment different 

from that for which a labor certification has been 

granted. 

ON BENAIN OF AFFLIMUIT : Edgar J. Dietrich, Esquire 

1133 First National Building 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

Applicant is a 34-year-old married male alien, a native and citizen 

of Canada, in possession of a non-quota immigrant visa. As a would-be 

special immigrant, who is neither the parent, spouse nor child of a 

United States citizen or lawful permanent resident, applicant comes 

within the provisions of section 212(a) (14) and must present a labor 

certification in order to be admissible. 

Attached to applicant's immigrant visa which, incidentally, shows 

his occupation to be "truck driver," is a certification from the Department of Labor on Form ES-575-4 and ES-575-B. This certification 

covers a job promised to applicant by John Loree, a painting contractor. The job is that of painter-supervisor for Loree, who does 

business from a Detroit address. On the portion of the ES-575 form 

filled in by the alien, and from the record in general, it appears that 

the applicant is qualified to work either as a painter or truck driver. 

When applicant applied for admission as an immigrant at Detroit, 

Michigan on January 6, 1067, he stated that he was destined to work 

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for Hennis Freight Lines as a dock foreman, and that if such work was 

not available he would then work for John Loree as a painter-supervisor; that the reason he was not immediately going to work for John 

Loree was Loree's business was in a seasonal slack period. Applicant 

was detained for an exclusion hearing as one not clearly entitled to 

enter. 

At the hearing herein, applicant testified that it had been his intention at all times to work for John Loree, but at the same time to work 

for Hennis Freight Lines at a dock foreman. He claimed that he would 

be able to put in a forty-hour week for both employers, the dock work 

being from 3 to 12 every day on weekdays, and that he would be able to 

put in several hours a, day plus full days on weekends working for 

John Loree. He stated that he had discussed this arrangement with 

Loree and Loree had agreed to it. Mr. Loree testified that this was the 

case, and that he had approved this course of action since in his own 

business, where he definitely intends to employ applicant, the hours are 

often irregular so that applicant's proposed schedule could be used to 

advantage. He testified that he understood that the applicant for financial reasons, had to start work immediately and because at the time of 

the discussion Loree's business was having the usual year-end holiday 

slack, he suggested the applicant go to work first for the freight lines. 

Applicant testified that he had never discussed with Hennis Freight 

Lines the question of whether they would apply for and obtain a 

clearance for him. It appears that he did not know such a clearance 

would be asked for or required. 

The special inquiry officer, in making his decision, indicated it as his 

belief that the applicant was destined to work for Hennis Freight 

Lines alone, and not for both companies and that in any event he did 

not have a clearance for employment by the Freight Lines and therefore did not possess the proper documentation to enter the United 

States and must be excluded. He further stated that because he believed 

the Board of Immigration Appeals had not had occasion to consider 

the issnei'presented in this case, he would certify the same to the Board 

for review. His conclusion is formally stated in the following fashion : 

"Oonduelon of Log,: (1) That because the applicant is seeking to enter the 

United States to accept employment different from that for which he has been 

granted a labor certification under section 212(a) (14) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act he is excludable under that provision of law." 

From the record before us, we do not find it as manifest as did the 

special inquiry officer that the applicant has no intention of working 

at the painter-supervisor job for which he has the certification. The 

record does establish, however, that the applicant has a definite intention to work for the Hennis Freight Lines as -well. 

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The purpose of the labor certification as specifically set forth in the 

statute, is to establish (1) that there are not sufficient workers in the 

United States who are able, willing, qualified and available at the 

place to which the alien is destined to perform such skilled or unskilled 

labor as he intends to perform and (2) that the employment of this 

particular alien will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed. Thus, even 

though the applicant has a clearance order for the job as painter-supervisor, if he also is coming to the United States to work at a second job, 

namely, as a dock superintendent or foreman for }Tennis Freight 

Lines, he is at the same time entering another section of the labor 

market. It is therefore incumbent upon him to obtain and present 

evidence that his proposed entry into this second area of work will 

likewise not have the prejudicial effects which the statute seeks to 

prevent. 

The Secretary of Labor has issued schedules and categories of employment for which the determination and certification required by 

section 212(a) (14) cannot be made. These are grouped in a list entitled "Schedule B" (29 CFR section 60.2(a) (2)). Neither the occupation of dock superintendent nor foreman, nor truck driver, appears 

on Schedule B, and, therefore , it may be assumed that under proper 

conditions certifications can be issued for either of those occupations. 

Since it appears that the second job to which the applicant is destined 

is one for which a labor certification may be obtained, we believe the 

applicant should be given an opportunity to obtain and present such a 

certification. 

We will therefore set aside the exclusion order heretofore entered 

herein and remand these proceedings with the direction that the applicant be given an opportunity to obtain and present a clearance as a 

dock worker and/or truck driver, whichever is deemed appropriate 

by the local office of Labor Department, to cover the second position at 

which the applicant intends to work. 

ORDER: It is ordered that the decision of the special inquiry 

officer heretofore entered herein, ordering that applicant be excluded 

and deported from the United States, be set aside. 

It is further ordered that this case be remanded to the special inquiry 

officer for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. - 

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