---
kind: "unit"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Employees' Benefits"
key: "chV/part656"
level: "part"
label: "Part 656"
heading: "Labor Certification Process for Permanent Employment of Aliens in the United States"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/chV-part656"
sections_count: 22
---

# Part 656 — Labor Certification Process for Permanent Employment of Aliens in the United States

Title 20 C.F.R. — Employees' Benefits › Chapter V — Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

## Contents

- [Subpart A — Purpose and Scope of Part 656](/cfr/20/chV-part656-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Occupational Labor Certification Determinations](/cfr/20/chV-part656-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Labor Certification Process](/cfr/20/chV-part656-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Determination of Prevailing Wage](/cfr/20/chV-part656-subpartD.md)