The Department of Labor’s (DOL) suspension of PERM processing for Microsoft, Adobe, and six large IT firms has left many immigrant professionals in technology and related fields asking whether employment-based green card paths are still available.
The suspension is narrow; it applies only to Permanent Electronic Review Management (PERM) program applications filed by the employers named in the announcement and does not close the door to other green card pathways for tech professionals. Petitions decided by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) alone, including the EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) and EB-1A, remain open to qualified professionals at any employer. Nothing in the publicly reported action suggests a general suspension of PERM for employers outside the named group.
What the DOL PERM Suspension Changes for Pending and Unfiled Cases
The PERM labor certification is typically the first major step in the employment-based green card process for cases that… Read the complete article here...
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