Since the current PERM regulations took effect on March 28, 2005, the Labor Certification process must be filed through the PERM system, a completely new process distinct from previous labor certification. Though the PERM system follows most of the same fundamental rules of the old process, the procedures have been changed substantially. Moreover, the recruitment process in the PERM procedure is more complicated than pre-PERM recruitment. To all attorneys specialized in employment-based immigration, PERM poses a series of tremendous challenges including achieving a high degree of familiarity with the fundamentals of the labor certification rules, expertise in the technicalities of the PERM form, and experience in PERM strategy planning in a short period of time.

Long before the DOL’s adoption of the PERM regulation, our firm had established a PERM task force to closely follow and study several draft versions of the new regulation.  Since the finalization of the PERM regulation, the firm’s PERM specialty team has taken on many legal and procedural challenges and became one of the first immigration law firms to have PERM cases approved. Since then, our PERM team has successfully assisted many clients in PERM cases for a wide range of positions, including computer professionals, university teachers, accountants, business managers, engineers, architects, technicians, and scientists.  Additionally, we are proud of our diverse clientele around the country, from small companies with a few employees to large companies with thousands.  Significantly, our firm has helped clients in getting their denied cases reopened and approved through the “Motion to Reopen” process with the Department of Labor.

Our dedicated PERM legal team is composed of five experienced attorneys with more than 20 years of combined experience in labor certification petitions and immigration petitions. Those attorneys are Jian (Joe) Zhou, Jane Xu, Daqin Zhang and Annie Yang, all of whom can practice immigration law across the United States.

Jian J. Zhou Jane Xu Daqin Zhang Annie Yang

For more information on PERM labor certification, please refer to the following links:

• PERM Labor Certification
• Who needs PERM
• General Procedures for PERM Application
• Requirements of PERM
• Advertisement and Recruitment
• PERM Prevailing Wage determination
• Factors Affecting PERM Success
• Employer’s Financial Ability for a PERM Petition
  
• Effect of Mergers & Acquisitions
• Priority Date
• PERM Green Card Flow Chart
• Audit Procedures
• Remedies for PERM Denial
• Supervised Recruitment in PERM
• EB-2 vs. EB-3 in the PERM Process
• Frequently Asked Questions about PERM Process
• Services that We Provide
• Attorney’s Fees for PERM
• Articles & News on PERM Labor Certification
• Special Handling PERM for University and College Teachers
• PERM Specialty Team