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US Suspends PERM Process for TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Others
- •The US administration has suspended eight major tech companies including TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Cognizant, Microsoft, Capgemini, and Adobe from the Permanent Labor Certification process.
- •The Department of Labor accused these companies of misusing the H-1B visa system and prioritizing foreign workers over American citizens.
- •PERM is the critical first step for foreign employees seeking an employment-based green card in the United States.
- •The suspension halts all new and ongoing PERM applications, threatening the residency path of thousands of Indian IT professionals.
- •H-1B visa holders nearing their six-year limit whose PERM was not filed may be forced to leave the US unless they switch to unaffected companies.
Key Questions Answered
PERM is a US Department of Labor process that serves as the essential first step for foreign employees seeking an employment-based green card. Through this system, employers must prove via advertisements that no qualified, willing, and available American citizen was found for the position, and that hiring a foreign worker will not negatively impact local wages and working conditions.
The US Department of Labor has suspended eight major IT and technology companies from the Permanent Labor Certification program: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Cognizant, Microsoft, Capgemini, and Adobe.
US officials accused these companies of misusing the H-1B visa system and engaging in labor certification fraud, claiming they prioritized hiring foreign nationals over qualified American citizens and deprived locals of hundreds of thousands of jobs.
