United States | Legacy online PERM system will permanently shut down Dec. 1

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced it will fully decommission the legacy Permanent Online System on Dec. 1.

Key Points:

• OFLC implemented the Foreign Labor Application Gateway, or FLAG System, in 2023 to replace the Permanent Online System as part of a technology modernization initiative.
• On Dec. 1, the legacy Permanent Online System will become inaccessible and users will be redirected to the FLAG System portal.
• Permanent Online System account holders who need to request specific case action or upload documents for an application submitted via the legacy system should complete any action in the system by Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. ET.

Additional Information: OFLC will continue processing applications that are still pending in the Permanent Online System after Nov. 30. Stakeholders who need to submit materials or request case action on such applications must do so via email sent to PLC.Help@dol.gov. Documents should be submitted as PDFs and named with the case number and title of attachment. Stakeholders should continue to check their email for correspondence related to these pending applications.

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

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