US green card delays: What options do Indian tech workers have if PERM is suspended
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Key takeaway
US DOL suspends PERM labour certification for certain tech employers, freezing a key green-card pathway for Indian H-1B holders
- Step 1 · The triggerDOL suspends PERM processing for certain tech employers, halting the mandatory labour-certification step for EB-2/EB-3 green cards
- Step 2 · Knock-onIndian H-1B holders in the suspended-employer pool lose their primary path to permanent residency and face extended non-immigrant status uncertainty
- Step 3 · Knock-onaffected workers delay major financial commitments (home purchase, investment, family reunification) and consider employer transfers or alternative visa categories
- Step 4 · Knock-onremittance flows and NRI investment appetite into Indian assets soften as income uncertainty persists
- Step 5 · Reaches youIndian SMEs in NRI-serving sectors or those recruiting US-returned talent face a thinner, more expensive pipeline
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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