# Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R67C4fc2CAe4e402ad17F612

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals

**Alternative Labels:**

- BALCA

**Translations:**

- de-de: Berufungsausschuss für ausländische Arbeitskräfte
- en-gb: Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals
- es-es: Junta de Apelaciones de Certificación de Trabajo de Extranjeros
- es-mx: Junta de Apelaciones de Certificación de Trabajo de Extranjeros
- fr-fr: Conseil d'appel de la certification du travail des étrangers
- he-il: ועדת הערעורים להיתרי עבודה לזרים
- hi-in: विदेशी श्रम प्रमाणन अपील बोर्ड
- ja-jp: 外国人労働認証控訴委員会
- pt-br: Junta de Recursos de Certificação de Trabalho de Estrangeiros
- zh-cn: 外籍劳工认证委员会

**Hidden Label:** BALCA

## Definition

A board of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) within the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) charged with reviewing and deciding immigration-related labor certification appeals. BALCA is responsible for issuing final administrative decisions on PERM applications, a type of labor certification and the first step of most employer-sponsored green card processes.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R59590a2E604337Ecb0C582c

## See Also

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R15Bf89EBBcdd05Ca4462a0b

**Deprecated:** False

**Identifier:** US-FD-DOL-OALJ-BALCA