Getting a PERM; An Employment-based Green Card

What is PERM?


PERM, which stands for Program Electronic Review Management, and is likewise known as "Labor Certification," is the primary step of the most common green card classification utilized by companies to sponsor a worker for permanent house in the United States. Through this process, specific foreign nationals (noncitizens/ immigrants) can get an employment-based immigrant visa (permit), also called Lawful Permanent Residence. There are a number of categories of tasks eligible for employment-based migration according to EB3 or EB2 criteria. The Department of Labor supervises this process, which includes "testing the labor market" to reveal that there are no U.S. employees who are able, ready, certified or readily available to fill the role.


Who can apply?


Generally, any company can sponsor any employee for long-term house. This procedure is done for jobs ranging from dishwasher to doctor. Most tasks require a PERM application, but there are some occupations that do not, consisting of nurses, physiotherapists, individuals of "extraordinary capability," and those working in the "national interest" (particularly those in STEM fields with Ph.D. s).


What are the eligibility requirements?


The position must be full time and "long-term" (which suggests lasting more than a year without any fixed end date). The employer needs to be actively associated with the petition procedure, sharing financial info to show capability to pay the government-approved wage, and paying all of the expenses associated with the PERM application (without charging that cash back to the staff member).


The length of time does it take & just how much does it cost?


Getting a permit through PERM is a multi-step procedure. It typically takes about 2-3 years, but can be much longer for people born in China or India.