Frequently Asked Questions

  • What does AdNet do?

    We assist attorneys and law firms with immigration recruitment advertising for Permanent Foreign Workers, Temporary Foreign Workers and Employer Based Permanent Labor Certification Process (Green Card)

    • Employer Based Permanent Labor Certification Process (Green Card)
    • Temporary Agricultural Employment (H-2A)
    • Temporary Worker Program (H-2B)

    We work closely with immigration law practitioners on a variety of issues within the areas of immigration advertising and related services: ad copy, ad text abbreviation, media research, ad scheduling, ad placement, ad tracking, proof of publication (tear-sheets), and much more... 

    Our involvement in immigration-based recruitment advertising spans a broad spectrum of media including (but not limited to) Newspapers, Magazines, Trade, Technical & Professional Publications, Journals, Local & Ethnic Media, Internet Job Sites, Campus Recruitment, Radio, and Television. All within the United States Department of Labor’s strict guidelines and regulations for the Labor Certification Process 

  • How do I become a client of AdNet?

    Probably the simplest step of all. Just call or email us, tell us what you'd like us to do for you, and give us some basic information about your practice. That's all. We'll create a client file for you and instruct our staff to start accepting ads from your office.

  • How do I place ads with AdNet?

    You can place ads directly through this website or you can download our Advertisement Order Form from this site, fill it in, and fax or email it to us.

  • Can I manage my ads directly through your website?

    Yes, we created this great new site so that clients can log in and manage their own ads directly. This means that you can: place new ads, check the status of your ads, cancel ads, reinstate ads on hold, pay for ads, view and print reports, check the status of your tear-sheets, and much more, all through this website!

  • Is your website secure?

    Our site uses 128-Bit SSL encryption throughout the client section. This means that everything you do on this site is safe from others.

  • What is the "Login" button for?

    This is for AdNet clients only. Once you are a client or have registered on this site, we will create a login and password for you (and other associates in your law firm) so that you can log in to our secure client section and manage your ads, view the status of your ads, print reports, make payments, etc.

  • How do you track files?

    All files are tracked by beneficiary last name or company name, so when you send us a new advertisement order (for placement, pricing, abbreviation, or research), you should include the beneficiary's last name and first initial. We need this for opening a new file for the ad and for tracing that file whenever you have an inquiry. Each ad is given a unique ad number for internal tracking purposes

  • Do you send us a confirmation once the ad has been placed?

    Yes, we send you an Advertisement Confirmation immediately after the media/publication confirms the ad to us. This document gives you all the details of the ad. You should take a moment to go through this important document for accuracy. Please remember that our Advertisement Confirmation means the ad has been placed. It is not a draft.

  • How long does it take to get the tear-sheet or proof of advertisement?

    You may expect to receive tear-sheets from us within 30 days of the last day of insertion of the last advertisement. If you do not get tear-sheets within this period, please call us immediately. Remember that original tear-sheets are difficult to replace at short notice.

    Several print publications have moved to providing tear-sheets in electronic formats called E-Sheets (refer to our FAQ ‘What are E-Sheets?’)

    Please note: We do not mail out tear-sheets / E-Sheets until our bill has been paid in full.

  • What are E-Sheets?

    A growing number of print publications have started providing proof of publication (tear-sheet) in electronic (PDF) formats only. E-Sheets are exact images of the original pages on which your advertisement appears. AdNet will provide you with 2 copies of the E-Sheet print-outs in full ledger size for your records, at no charge to you.

    Should you require the original (non-electronic) tearsheets, we can request the media for these on your behalf. However, please note that there is an additional fee for them charged by the media. Kindly inform us about your requirement for original tear-sheets at the time of placing your advertisement.

    A list of publications that provide (only) E-Sheets can be viewed here.

  • How do you make your money?

    As you know, we obtain a 15% agency commission from the media. While this is true for the large majority of media, some periodicals do not commission us. In such cases, we add our commission.

  • If we want you to bill our clients, what do you need from us?

    When you ask us to bill your client for an advertisement, please provide us with the actual street address of the person or company being billed for the advertisement (i.e. no P.O. Boxes or "care of" addresses). We can only bill US addresses. We also require a current telephone number where your client can be contacted. If you ask us to invoice your client, we request that you to advise your client to expect an invoice from us. We will require the employer fill out an "Employer Acknowledgement Form" in which the employer acknowledges that they will be billed and that they will be responsible for payment. To help your client understand our invoice, we mention the following details in each invoice: Ad type, Name of media, edition/zone, Section, Size, Headline, # of inserts, Date(s) that ad appears, Instructed by, Instructed on, Reference, Ad #. We also display the following message in our invoice to your client: "This invoice is for a Labor Certification ad placed per written instructions of your attorney/s (See above). To verify our written instructions, please contact your attorney/s."

  • Do you accept credit cards?

    Yes, for your convenience and that of your clients, we accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal for payment of our invoices.

  • What about trade, technical or professional publications?

    As you know, from time to time that some advertisements may have to be placed in an appropriate "trade, technical, or professional publication". We can help you find a suitable periodical. It takes us about one business day to revert to you by fax or email, providing a list of periodicals along with a short note on the various media listed.

  • Are you directly computer linked (online) with newspapers?

    Our policy is to use electronic means of communication with newspapers whenever possible to avoid errors by their data-entry personnel. In all of these cases, no one at the newspaper types your advertisement; it appears exactly as placed by us (and confirmed to you). We continue to get "connected" with more newspapers across the country.

  • What if we forget to include something in our ad text?

    We check each advertisement to ensure that it complies with DOL requirements. We will call you if any required information is missing. We consistently find several advertisements every week with missing information, and we bring these oversights to your attention.

  • Should we place Labor Cert ads on holiday weekends?

    Perhaps as a consequence of an article in Interpreter Releases (issue of August 29, 1994 - page 1152 along with Appendix IV - pages 1169 through 1172), it appears that most Regions and SESAs have withdrawn their earlier objections to advertising on holiday weekends.

  • Do all ads appear under the "Help Wanted" category?

    Since 1995, many Regions and SESAs have insisted that advertisements appear in the "appropriate" sub-classification (category) within the help-wanted columns of the newspaper (e.g. sales, professional, technical, restaurant, etc). There is no standard classification that all newspapers follow, indeed many newspapers have no sub-categories at all. Additionally, there is no clear-cut category for many advertisements (e.g., a software programmer could appear under programmers/analysts or computers or software). You may want to verify the appropriate category with the SESA for each advertisement. Please instruct us accordingly on your Advertisement Order.

  • What are your workdays? 

    Our workdays are Monday through Friday. We close for lunch between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. EST daily. You can leave us a message after office hours - our answering machine, e-mail and fax machine are on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please do not hesitate to call or fax us if you have any questions.

  • Do you automatically abbreviate the ad text?

    We do not alter your advertisements in any way without your permission. Unless you specifically instruct us to abbreviate advertisements, we will not do so. If you need our help to abbreviate long advertisements to save your client money, we can do this for you. This is a FREE service to you. But remember to send us the ad text as early in the advertising process as possible.