PERM - what is it

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What's Perm?

Key Features of PERM.

	PERM is the new alien labor certification process, and is effective for all applications filed on or after March 28, 2005
	PERM "automates" much of the labor certification process
	Employers will recruit for a position at least 30 days (and no more than six months) BEFORE a PERM application can be filed
	Recruitment includes at least two Sunday newspaper ads in the most appropriate newspaper in the employment area, job postings, a job order with America's Job Bank.
	For positions normally requiring a degree, a professional journal ad may be substituted for one of the Sunday ads, and three additional recruitment steps are required from a specified list.
	PERM applications may be filed electronically or by mail, and can be reviewed normally in 30 to 60 days (according to the Department of Labor).
	Recruitment documentation must be maintained by the employer for five years, but is not filed with the PERM application. It may be requested by the Department of Labor.
	The PERM application will be approved or denied - or may be subject to audit.
	Audits may be triggered by the type of information supplied by the employer on the PERM application.
	Audits will also be triggered through random selection.
	PERM recruitment will normally be self supervised. Employers found to have violated their obligations regarding documentation or attestation will be subjected to a requirement of "supervised recruitment."