PERM Applications
As of April 1, 2025, the Department of Labor is conducting Analyst Reviews of PERM applications filed on or before December 2023 and is now reviewing Reconsideration Requests to the Certifying Officers that were appealed on or before February 2025. The DOL has not provided a priority date related to Audit Reviews.
Please note that the estimated wait to review PERM applications filed in March 2025 is 497 days. The actual timeframe to review individual cases may be more or less than 497 days.
For various reasons, the DOL may be completing the processing of applications filed prior to the months posted. If your application was filed more than three months prior to the month posted, you may contact the OFLC PERM Helpdesk for a status on the application at plc.atlanta@dol.gov.
Prevailing Wage Applications
As of April 1, 2025, the DOL is reviewing Prevailing Wage Applications filed in November 2024 (OEWS) and October 2024 (non-OEWS). The DOL is reviewing Requests for Redetermination appealed on or before December 2024, and Center Director Reviews appealed on or before August 2024.
Timelines of all cases filed with the DOL are available on the Processing Times webpage.
