US moves to revise green card sponsorship rules

The United States government is set to revise the green card sponsorship rules following a federal review of proposed changes to the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme. The US Department of Labour (DOL) has developed a proposed regulation that has cleared review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), paving the way for its publication in the Federal Register.

These proposed changes would revise recruitment standards for employers seeking to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency, strengthen protections for American workers affected by layoffs, and introduce additional employer compliance requirements. These reforms could potentially overhaul the PERM programme, whose regulations have not been comprehensively updated since 2005.

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