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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROCESSING TIMES
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association 
Processing times in Days (Part 1)


                     Receive         Transmit  Decision    
                    Instructions    to Region by Region      

SESA Off./Region          (1)          (2)        (3)

Alabama (Atlanta)         90-150      40-60     120-240            
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)  7-10        10-14     120-150
Austin, TX (Dallas)       30          30        120                
Balt./VA/DC               90-120      60-70     90
Boston, MA (Boston)       150-180     50-75     50-75               
Brooklyn, NY (NYC)        300-350     15-30     50-160
Buffalo, NY (NYC)         330         30        150                 
Columbus, OH (Chicago)    1-30        1-30      330                 
Chicago, IL (Chicago)     240- 270    30-90     330
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)  5-10        15-45     60-120              
Dallas, TX (Dallas)       60-90       60-90     60-90
Denver, CO (Denver)       60-90       30-45     120-180
Detroit, MI (Chicago)     180         30        350
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)   14-21       14-21     220-365             
Georgia (Atlanta)         90-120      270       87             
Houston, TX (Dallas)      60-90       70-130    80-130
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)30-45       30        300-365
Kansas (Kansas City)      30-60       30-90     365-455             
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City) 10-15       15-30     300-400             
Las Vegas (San Francisco) 15-20       40-60     180-240             
Los Angeles (San Fran.)   120-180     120-180   120-180             
Madison, WI (Chicago)     7-60        14-120    300       
Miami, FL (Atlanta)       120-180     120-180   120-180
New York, NY (NYC)        10-14       7-14      240-270                 
Oklahoma City, OK (Dallas)160-190     90-120    60-90               
Philadelphia (Phil.)      14-21       30-60     120
Phoenix, A.Z (San Francisco)45-60     90-120    180                 
Pittsburgh, PA (Philadelphia)14-21    n/a       60-90               
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)     150-180     60-90     60-90              
Salem, OR (Seattle)       30-45       30-45     60-90
Seattle, WA (Seattle)     30-60       45-75     90-180              
Sacramento, CA (San Fran) 150-360     30-90     360                 
Salt Lake City,UT (Denver)21-30       30-60     120-150
St. Paul, MN (Chicago)    90-180      30        240-360                 
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta) 7           14        180                 
Trenton, NJ (New York)    210-240     25-45     180-240
Wethersfield, CT (Boston) 150         14        120-150



Further Explanation of 1-3.-

(1) =3D Time from initial filing with SESA until ad instructions received.
(How long does it take the SESA to send ad instructions?)

(2) =3D Time from filing final recruitment documentation with SESA until
transmission to regional DOL. (How long does it take SESA to review and
send to DOL?)

(3) =3D Time from receipt of final recruitment documentation by regional DOL
until decision. (Once Regional DOL gets it, how long does it take?)
Processing times in Days (Part 2)


                            Region         Total
                           in Resp./NOF    Time      LCAs

SESA Off./Region             (4)           (5)        (6)

Alabama (Atlanta)             n/a        365-450    2-7
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)      45-60      150-180    11-14
Austin, TX (Dallas)           60         240        10-12
Balt./VA/DC                   30         365        3
Boston, MA (Boston)           21-35      425        18-24
Brooklyn, NY (NYC)            30-40      540-550    7-10
Buffalo, NY (NYC)             30         540        14
Columbus, OH (Chicago)        30         730        10
Chicago, IL (Chicago)         30         730        10
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)      30-120     180-210    5-7
Dallas, TX (Dallas)           n/a        180-270    5-10
Denver, CO (Denver)           45-60      290-365    5-7
Detroit, MI (Chicago)         n/a        475        21
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)       n/a        365-420    2-3
Georgia (Atlanta)             10         357        3
Houston, TX (Dallas)          30-45      300        7
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)    30-60      365-548    15-30
Kansas (Kansas City)          120-180    560-400    7-10
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City)     180-200    360-400    7-10
Las Vegas (San Francisco)     n/a        n/a        14-21
Los Angeles (San Fran.)       n/a        365-600    10-21
Madison, WI (Chicago)         7-14       328-494    7-21
Miami, FL (Atlanta)           30-120     360-420    5-7
New York, NY (NYC)            30         540        7
Oklahoma City, OK (Dallas)    60-90      365-450    10-15
Philadelphia (Philadelphia)   30         180-365    7
Phoenix, A.Z (San Francisco)  270        n/a        1-3
Pittsburgh, PA (Philadelphia) 30-60      300        2-3
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)         30-90      270-360    2-4
Salem, OR (Seattle)           30-120     200-240    5-10
Seattle, WA (Seattle)         60-90      225-375    4-7
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)     60-120     540-180    10-14
Salt Lake City, UT (Denver)   30-45      260-300    3-7
St. Paul, MN (Chicago)        90         360-450    10
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)     90         365        2
Trenton, NJ (New York)        30-45      450-540    7-10
Westerfield, CT (Boston)      30         365-455    7-14

Further Explanation of 4-6.-

(4) =3D Time from filing response to NOF until decision.
(If NOF issues, once Regional DOL gets your response to a NOF, how long
until decision?)

(5) =3D Total time from initial filing with SESA until final determinations
by Region. (Typical Case)

(6) =3D Time from filing ETA-9035 (H-1 B) to approval by Regional DOL (How
long does Regional DOL take to approve it?)
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