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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 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a new centralized processing for permanent labor certification applications (also know as PERM) applications. Effective June 1, 2008 -

Processing of all PERM applications will be centralized at the Atlanta National Processing Center (NPC).
Applications for H-2A, H-2B, H-1C and D-1 will be processed at the Chicago NPC
Requests [...]

Speculations based on the Department of Labor’s recent increase in audits and the resulting delay in case processing, indicate that PERM processing times are going to stretch beyond the 40-60 day period that it usually takes. We cannot confirm this though as PERM processing times are not published. Since DOL has recently stated that [...]

PERM (Program Electronic Review Management System)
Through a screening agency called Employment and Training Agency (ETA), the US Department of Labor (DOL) handles Permanent Labor Certifications. ETA approves the employment of foreign nationals who fulfill its requirements before forwarding their cases to the Department of Homeland Security that issues their visas.
ETA examines documents filed by [...]