Modernizing PERM on DOL’s Agenda

In November 2014, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum directing agency heads to make recommendations for improving the U.S. immigration system. In tandem with the release of President Obama’s November 21, 2014 Memorandum, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson also issued a Memorandum dated November 20, 2014, instructing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…

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Department of Labor Stakeholder Meeting: PERM Updates

On December 12, 2013, Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) held a stakeholder meeting in which stakeholders from American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA), Council for Global Immigration (CGI), and American Bar Association (ABA) were present.  This is an overview of some of the issues discussed…

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