DOL needs to speed up to decrease the processing timeline of PERM applications to 60-90 days instead of 230 days.

The Issue

PERM(Program electronic review management) falls under the department of Labor (DOL) Atlanta office. When PERM was enacted it was made to speed up the processing of perm application and reduce the application time frame to 60-90 days but since the last 8 months the wait has been longer than 7-8 months and upto 18 months for some people. This has hampered a lot of lives with people living away from their families. People who work and pay taxes and follow the right route to achieve the American Dream should not be tortured in this manner.

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The Issue

PERM(Program electronic review management) falls under the department of Labor (DOL) Atlanta office. When PERM was enacted it was made to speed up the processing of perm application and reduce the application time frame to 60-90 days but since the last 8 months the wait has been longer than 7-8 months and upto 18 months for some people. This has hampered a lot of lives with people living away from their families. People who work and pay taxes and follow the right route to achieve the American Dream should not be tortured in this manner.

The Decision Makers

Jared Polis
Colorado Governor
Former U.S. House of Representatives
14 Members
John Kline
Former US House of Representatives - Minnesota-2
Jack Kingston
Former US House of Representatives - Georgia-1
Marcia L. Fudge
Former US House of Representatives - Ohio-11
U.S. House of Representatives
8 Members
S. Guthrie
U.S. House of Representatives - Kentucky 2nd Congressional District
Virginia Foxx
U.S. House of Representatives - North Carolina 5th Congressional District
Frederica Wilson
U.S. House of Representatives - Florida 24th Congressional District
James Lankford
U.S. Senate - Oklahoma
Gregorio Sablan
Former Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives

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