As we move through Fall 2024, employers navigating the PERM labor certification process face a range of challenges. The process—essential for sponsoring foreign workers for permanent residency—has ...

The process of applying for green card sponsorships for foreign workers has become increasingly complex for employers in recent years. This is due in part to even more rigorous enforcement of labor ...

Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State ...

Big tech companies have pulled back on PERM applications, often the first step to a green card. Huge layoffs by Google, Amazon, Meta and other tech companies have made the process harder. Ava Benach, ...

UAB supports sponsorship for permanent residence in the EB-1B and EB-2 PERM categories. HSF supports sponsorship in the EB-2 PERM category. As outlined below, the EB-1B category is for tenure-track ...

Google told staff it will ramp up PERM applications next year, per a memo seen by Business Insider. PERM is the first step for securing a green card. Google paused applications in 2023. Staff must ...

In recent months there have been discussions regarding layoffs in the tech industry. Despite an overall low unemployment rate, a recent Nerd Wallet article cited layoffs at 794 companies in 2023 alone ...

Google has informed employees that it will resume and significantly ramp up Green Card applications through the PERM process in 2026, ending a pause that has lasted nearly three years. The move marks ...

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that ...

Employers Navigating Layoffs Must Consider the PERM Process With so many companies experiencing layoffs, this can change an employer's decision to start or even proceed with a PERM process as it may ...