Getting a PERM; An Employment-based Green Card

Can an employer sponsor undocumented individuals for a green card? Learn about PERM (also known as labor certification)—which is the most common green card category used by employers to sponsor an employee for permanent residence in the United States.

📙 Getting a PERM resource: https://immigrantsrising.org/resource...

00:00 - Introduction
06:39 - Overview of PERM
09:35 - Examples of non-STEM jobs that are eligible for PERM process
11:20 - Is there a time requirement to be at a job before applying for PERM?
13:28 - General advice on how to approach your employer
15:20 - Seung Oh talks about his PERM process
25:30 - How long is the PERM process?
29:15 - Overview of Immigrants Rising's PERM resource
37:20 - Other resources on PERM
40:00 - How is PERM different from an H1-B visa?
41:35 - If I have my own business, can I do the PERM process for myself?
42:20 - Is DACA or legal entry required for PERM?
45:00 - How do you know if you're 245(i) eligible?
48:35 - What types of workers are eligible for PERM?
50:40 - Do you get work authorization if you are in the PERM process?
53:23 - If people own a business, can they sponsor a family member?
55:25 - Does size of the company matter?
56:25 - How much do employers need to be paying to be eligible for PERM?

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TIMESTAMP NOTES

45:13 — 245(i) allows undocumented immigrants to finish their green card process in the U.S. if they or their parents have started a green card process and had a petition filed by April 30, 2001. This may still be true even if the green card petition is still pending today, or was abandoned (perhaps because the sponsoring U.S. individual passed away).

48:00 — 245(a) is a family-based method that is separate from the PERM process. We recommend getting screened by a trusted legal service provider to explore 245(a) as a potential immigration option for you.

Presenters: Leslie Ditrani, Esq. (Attorney, Pathway for Immigrant Workers), Jesús Flores Rodriguez (Legal Services Program Lead, Immigrants Rising), Seung Oh (Critical Care Response Nurse, Stanford Healthcare), Denia Pérez, Esq. (Legal Services Senior Manager, Immigrants Rising)
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