The Labor Department has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests.

PERM Processing Times: As of Aug. 1, the department was adjudicating applications filed in July 2023 and earlier, conducting audit reviews on applications filed in December 2022 and earlier and reviewing appeals for reconsideration filed in November 2023 and earlier.

Average Number of Days to Process PERM Applications

PWD Processing Times: As of Aug. 1, the National Prevailing Wage Center was processing PWD requests filed in February 2024 and earlier for H-1B OEWS cases and January 2024 and earlier for PERM OEWS cases. For H-1B non-OEWS cases the department was processing requests filed in December 2023 and earlier. For PERM non-OEWS cases, the department was processing requests filed in September 2023 and earlier.

Redeterminations were being considered on appeals filed in March 2024 and earlier for both H-1B and PERM cases.

Center Director Reviews were being conducted for both H-1B and PERM cases filed in August 2023 and earlier.

BAL Analysis: Our data indicates that DOL is just beginning to adjudicate PERM applications filed in July 2023. For PERM OEWS PWD filings, we are now seeing a surge in start dates for March 2024.