Google to resume Green Card applications for employees via PERM in 2026, after a three-year break; what is PERM and why the company had stopped it – The Times of India

Google has informed its employees that it will restart and also ‘ramp up’ application for the US green cards via the PERM program in 2026. The company’s plan to restart the process comes after the pause of three years which wS started among sweeping layoffs in 2023. As reported by Business Insider, the announcement by Google was shared in the December news letter and it signals a significant shift in the company’s immigration policy at a time of heightened uncertainty for tech workers on visas.

What is PERM program which Google will restart next year

For the uninitiated, PERM is the abbreviation for Program Electronic Review Management in a US Department of Labour process which enable the employers to ponder foreign workers for permanent residency. It is considered to be an important step for employees on temporary visas such as the H-1B allowing them to transition to a green card and secure the right to live and work permanently in the US. The process requires companies to…