TCS says PERM suspension won’t alter US hiring plans, still aims to add 15,000 staff

TCS says suspension of the U.S. PERM green‑card program will not alter its hiring plans. The U.S. Department of Labor halted the PERM certification process for several IT firms on Oct 8, naming Tata Consultancy Services among them, along with Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe. TCS noted it filed only a handful of PERM applications in the past two years, so the pause will not affect its workforce strategy or client projects. The company reiterated its commitment to comply with any U.S. directive to keep operations running. TCS also reaffirmed its plan to add 15,000 employees in the United States over the next five years to grow the local talent pool. Its hiring model relies on recruiting domestic graduates through campus drives and has already set up staff in 31 U.S. offices and delivery centers. ## Context The PERM certification is the key step for companies to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency; a suspension therefore slows green‑card routes but does not stop firms from hiring U.S. citizens or permanent residents.