- Major American companies stopped green card applications
- The PERM application was put on hold till next year
- One may face many difficulties in getting a job in the country.
If you are dreaming of living abroad then this dream will be broken for you. Big companies have stopped the US green application. Green cards are given by the US government to tourists who live and work in the US. Know all this in points Why did you decide to stop the application?
Let us tell you that both Google and Amazon companies have stopped the Program Electronic Review Management i.e. PERM application till next year. The PERM is monitored by the US Department of Labor and is a major step toward obtaining a Permanent Labor Certificate. This is often before getting a green card.
Company policies and layoffs
Amazon announced its decision to halt all PERM filings for 2024 earlier this year, citing operational challenges internally. Similarly, Google also suspended its PERM application in January 2023 amid layoffs affecting 12,000 employees. However, the process is planned to resume in the first quarter of 2025.
Impact on people working abroad
Withholding PERM applications has a huge impact on foreign workers. Difficulties increase especially for people from the technical sector who want to work in America. Foreign candidates may face many difficulties in getting a job in the country due to restrictions on the process.
Implications of this in the future
The waiting period for green cards is expected to remain unchanged without reforms to address the backlog and bottlenecks of the current immigration system. This will further affect US employment opportunities for skilled workers from countries in high demand.
A challenge to the Indian people
Highly skilled professionals from China, Philippines as well as India have to wait for a very long time for green card approval due to annual quota. More than 12 lakh Indians, including other household members, are trapped in the backlog. That puts pressure on the existing immigration system.
