Reminder: Legacy PERM system to be decommissioned on Dec. 1

On Dec. 1, 2024, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) will fully decommission the legacy Permanent Online System.

Key Points:

• The system will no longer be accessible to account holders on this date, and the general public will be redirected to the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System.
• Stakeholders who require documents from their Permanent Online System accounts are strongly encouraged to access and download those documents well in advance of Dec. 1, 2024.
• Permanent Online System account holders who need to upload documents or request a specific case action on an application submitted in the Permanent Online System should complete actions in the system by Nov. 30, 2024, at 7 p.m. EST.
• Applications still pending in the Permanent Online System after Nov. 30, 2024, will continue to be processed by OFLC.
• Starting Dec. 1, 2024, stakeholders who need to submit a response to the department, upload documents, or request a specific case action on an application that was submitted in the Permanent Online System must do so by email, sent to the PLC Help Desk at PLC.Help@dol.gov.

Additional Information: The FLAG System was implemented to replace the legacy Permanent Online System, improve customer service and modernize the administration of foreign labor certification programs.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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