PERM - Labor Certification

This article was submitted to and published in The Economic Times.

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1 Green Card through PERM, Step 1 - The PERM process

    1.1 Preliminary points

        1.1.1 Most commonly used process and is based upon a permanent, full-time job offer

        1.1.2 Involves testing the labor market for a defined job

        1.1.3 Green card is for a "future job"

        1.1.4 Employment-based categories 2 and 3 (EB-2, EB-3)