US Moves to Change Green Card Sponsorship Rules as PERM Proposal Clears Federal Review
The proposal would tighten layoff, recruitment and anti-discrimination rules and could raise costs for employers sponsoring foreign workers.
- The United States government is moving to revise employment-based green card sponsorship requirements following completion of a federal review of proposed changes to the Permanent Labor Certification programme.
- Since 2005, the PERM programme has not undergone comprehensive regulatory update; under existing framework, Employers must demonstrate insufficient qualified American workers before sponsoring foreign nationals for permanent employment.
- Proposed updates focus on three areas: revising Recruitment standards, strengthening Rules regarding American worker layoffs, and enhancing Employer compliance with Non-discrimination requirements, potentially increasing employment costs for Businesses.
- Following publication in the Federal Register, Employers and Businesses will have an opportunity to submit comments during a 30 or 60-day public consultation period.
- Indian professionals seeking permanent residency could be affected by these changes, which are part of wider reviews of immigration requirements in The United States affecting foreign professionals.
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US moves to change green card sponsorship rules as PERM proposal clears federal review
The US Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of a proposed rule to revise the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme. The Department of Labor plans to change recruitment standards, strengthen rules concerning layoffs of American workers and enhance employer non-discrimination requirements. The proposal will be published in the Federal Register for public comment, and the changes will not take effect until a final regul…
US green card alert: White House clears key stage for PERM overhaul, but details remain under wraps
The proposal is moving forward amid a broader enforcement crackdown on the PERM programme by the US administration, as part of actions taken by the Anti-Fraud Taskforce led by Vice President JD Vance.
White House completes review of proposed PERM green card recruitment overhaul
The White House has completed its review of proposed changes to the PERM labour certification process. The overhaul could tighten recruitment, layoff and non-discrimination rules for sponsoring employers.
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