PERM, or the Program Electronic Review Management System, is the process through which employers looking to hire foreign nationals to work in the United States on a permanent basis may gain approval. PERM applicants must file form ETA 9089 with the Department of Labor.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a Final Rule to amend its regulations regarding the procedural requirements applicable to the E-3 visa category. The E-3 Visa category is available to Australian citizens coming to US to perform services in specialty occupation only i.e. equivalent of H1B. The Final Rule makes changes to the procedure [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has declared that the agency has cleared almost 99% of the labor certification backlog, a few cases are pending for slow employer responses.