The Department of Labor administers and processes PERM Labor Certification applications for the immigrant visa process, Labor Condition Applications for the H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 process and applications for Temporary Employment Certification for the H-2B. In support of these applications, the DOL’s National Prevailing Wage Center issues prevailing wage determinations for PERM, H-1B, H-1B1, H-2B and E-3.
The table below provides processing times that have been issued by the DOL in relation to Prevailing Wage Requests for H-1B, H-2B and PERM applications, and PERM application processing time including Audit Reviews, Requests for Reconsideration and Government Error Reconsiderations.
NPWC Processing Times
The following table shows the processing times for Prevailing Wage Requests at the NPWC as of January 31, 2024.
Processing Queue | Request Date | Status* |
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H-1B | August 2023 | April 2023 |
H-2B | January 2023 | January 2023 |
PERM | July 2023 | February 2023 |
CW-1 | February 2024 | NA |
Submission Date | ||
Redeterminations | H-1B – August 2023 PERM – June 2023 |
Current |
Center Director Reviews | CW-1 – None Pending H-1B – August 2023 Pending PERM – October 2023 H-2B – October 2023 |
Current |
*Current: H-1B in process, H-2B in process, PERM in process.
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The following table shows the processing times for PERM application as of January 31, 2024.
Processing Queue | Priority Dates | |
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Month | Year | |
Analyst Review | January 2023 | Current |
Audit Review | December 2022 | Current |
Reconsideration Requests to the CO | March 2023 | Current |
Gov’t Error Reconsiderations | Current |
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