
The PERM Center is privately owned and operated by Joel Stewart, P.A. and offers a user-friendly portal to provide research information about PERM alien labor certification for EB2 and EB3 employment-based immigration in the United States.
Customized research is offered to stakeholders upon request.
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PERM 101
PERM 101 is an online course available only to subscribers of the PERM Center. The course provides a logical sequence of topics to understand everything about PERM. Click here to see the entire syllabus for the course. Members may take the whole course or simply choose one or more topics, and may use the PERM Center Bulletin Board to chat on-line with other members about the material in PERM 101. Click to see an a table of contents of the course material in PERM 101.
Notice: Please note that PERM 101 is not legal advice but an educational tool ibased on historical information regarding alien labor certification. Since each topic is constantly being updated in PERM 101, subscribers should use additional reference materials and consul with their attorneys for legal advice.
Professional and Bar Associations
National Bar Associations include sections offer an opportunity to obtain up-to-date information about PERM which may pass across the desks of several different government agencies, like the Department of Labor, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the State Department. There is also an extensive network of state and local bars which maintain stakeholders informed on PERM.
Alien Labor Certification Appeals
Other PERM Learning Materials
FGI Hi-Tec PERM Monthly
The FGI Hi-Tech Monthly is offered by Fakhoury Global Immigration to provide PERM news updates for employers, HR managers, and other stakeholders.
Joel Stewart interviews stakeholders and discusses the new PERM Form 9089 effective June 1, 2023, Prevailing Wage Form 9141, and Addendums.
PERM Center Podcast
OFLC News
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification publishes news about PERM in dated, chronological log which can be researched for current and past policies.
Laws & Regulations
Policy and Guidance
Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals
Review on the Record
Frequently Asked Questions
Reasonable Interpretative Guidance
Agency Comments
Comments published in the Federal Register
Stakeholder Meetings
Minutes from Stakeholder Meetings
Agency Memoranda
Agency Memoranda
Questions to Help Desk
Stakeholder Emails to OFLC
Letters from DOL
Letters from DOL to Attorneys or Members of the Public
DOL Speeches
Speeches and Answers to Questions at AILA or Other Conferences
Amicus Briefs
Persuasive Arguments by Stakeholders
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Benefits of being a Member
The Perm Center is a one stop destination for members to gain access to invaluable information and resources.
PERM 101
IA survey of labor certificaion law offering research material.
FGI Hi-Tec PERM Monthly
A monthly update of everything PERM in one easy place.
The PERM Center Podcast
A unique source of information in convenient podcast format.
The PERM Blog
The official blog of the PERM Center on news from OFLC, BALCA, & more.
PERM Monthly
Urgent updates by Email delivered from Joel Stewart to your mailbox.
PERM Community
Monthly live Zoom Conferences hosted by Joel Stewart.
Testimonials
Joel Stewart has taken the spaghetti of all the sources on PERM: legislations, rules, FAQs, cases etc. and reintegrated them into a simple and luminously logical progression of how to do PERM. In each of the chapters, he uses articles by notable practitioners and his own extensive commentary to provide deep insights on every aspect of PERM. If you are a seasoned PERM practitioner, you will appreciate the clarity of the organization seen in the table of contents below and will discover many new insights in every chapter. For anyone relatively new to PERM, Joel Stewart serves as a trusted guide to your mastering the lay of the land of this complex area. This book belongs in the library shelf of every PERM practitioner......(ILW Publishers)
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