Employers generally must: Offer a full-time, permanent, non-seasonal position that qualifies as unskilled Be a legitimate business with the financial ability to pay the offered wage Demonstrate there are no qualified U.S. workers available for the role through the required recruitment steps

A common planning range is about 6–8 months to establish eligibility and complete key prerequisite steps before the PERM filing stage, depending on recruiting timelines and process requirements.

Yes. Employers must complete required recruitment steps as part of the PERM process, which can include a state workforce agency job order and newspaper advertising.