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Labor Certification and Program Electronic Review Management (PERM):
Generally, in order for a person to obtain an immigrant through employment visa, they must go through the labor certification process. Permanent labor certification or PERM allows an alien worker to permanently work and live in the U.S.
The first step of the process is certification by the Department of Labor (DOL) that there are no qualified U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available to accept that job at the prevailing wage. Additionally, the DOL has to certify that the intended employment of the alien worker must not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers. Upon the successful conclusion of this complex multi-step process, an alien worker and his spouse and unmarried children under 21 receive lawful permanent resident status (green card).
The DOL updates its processing or adjudication times for PERM labor certification applications usually each month. Check here for an update.
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