PERM Processing Times (as of 6/9/2025)
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | February 2024 |
| Audit Review | N/A |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | March 2025 |
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | February 2024 |
| Audit Review | N/A |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | March 2025 |
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | March 2024 |
| Audit Review | N/A |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | May 2025 |
USCIS Updates Fees Based on H.R. 1
Release Date
07/18/2025
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing a federal register notice (FRN) based on the H.R 1 Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1). Applicants must submit the new fees with benefit requests postmarked on or after July 22, 2025. USCIS will reject any form postmarked on or after Aug. 21, 2025, without the proper fees.
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | May 2024 |
| Audit Review | N/A |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | June 2025 |
PERM Processing Times (as of 04/04/2014)
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Processing Queue |
Priority Dates |
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Month |
Year |
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Analyst Reviews |
September 9 |
2013 |
On March 28, 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) implemented the current process for submitting Labor Certifications - the Program Electronic Review Management (PERM). PERM replaced the previous paper system know as Reduction in Recruitment (RIR). This is the first step for many employment-based green card cases and is required for applicants under category employment-based preference 2 or employment-based preference 3 (EB2 and EB3).
PERM Processing Times (as of 05/05/2014)
NPWC Processing Times (as of 05/22/2014)
| Processing Queue | Priority Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Month | Year | |
| Analyst Reviews | January 24 | 2013 |
| Audit Review | July 31 | 2012 |
| Reconsideration Requests to the CO | July 1 | 2013 |
| Gov't Error Reconsiderations | Current | |
The PERM Processing Times has been updated. Please click the link below to view the times.
http://www.immigration.com/PERM-processing-dates/perm-processing-times-09032013
USDOL had denied a series of cases for many employers represented by various law firms. The ground of denial was that when "engineering" was one of the acceptable majors for an IT job, that created too much ambiguity for a case to be approved. DOL stated that there are fields of engineering, such as Agricultural Engineering, which are clearly inapplicable to IT positions.
This ruling had become a nation wide issue.
The PERM Processing Times has been updated. Please click the link below to view the times.
http://www.immigration.com/PERM-processing-dates/perm-processing-times-11062013