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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         270                
Chicago, IL (Chicago)       270       30-120         300	
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)   5-10        15-45      60-120	             
Dallas, TX (Dallas)       60-90        60-90       60-90
Denver, CO (Denver)       60-90        30-60     120-150	
Detroit, MI (Chicago)       180           30         350	
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)    7-21         7-21     365-420            
Georgia (Atlanta)        90-120        30-45     100-120	            
Houston, TX (Dallas)      60-90       70-130      80-130
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)30-90        30-45         180	
Kansas (Kansas City)      30-60        30-90     365-455	            
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City)  7-10        20-30     360-400            
Las Vegas (San Francisco) 15-20        40-60     180-240            
Los Angeles (San Fran.) 120-180       120-180    240-300            
Madison, WI (Chicago)      7-60       14-120         270      	
Miami, FL (Atlanta)     150-180  	 120-180     120-180	
New York, NY (NYC)          n/a        30-60         270	                
Oklahoma City, OK (Dallas)160-190     90-120       60-90              
Philadelphia (Philadelphia)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)        14-21          14       60-90
Seattle, WA (Seattle)      30-60       45-75      90-150             
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)150-360       30-90         240                
Salt Lake City,UT (Denver) 21-30       30-60     120-150
St. Paul, MN (Chicago)       100          30         180	                
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)   5-10       15-45      60-120                
Trenton, NJ (New York)   210-240       25-45     100-210	
Wethersfield, CT (Boston)150-180          14     120-150

Further Explanation of 1-3.-

(1) = Time from initial filing with SESA until ad instructions received.
(How long does it take the SESA to send ad instructions?)
(2) = 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) = 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     14
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          120-240     21
Chicago, IL (Chicago)           30          420-600     21
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)    30-120          180-210    5-7
Dallas, TX (Dallas)            n/a          180-270   5-10
Denver, CO (Denver)          30-60          270-365   7-10
Detroit, MI (Chicago)          n/a              475     21
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)     90-120          365-450    2-3
Georgia (Atlanta)               10              357      3
Houston, TX (Dallas)         30-45              300      7
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)  60-120              365   7-21
Kansas (Kansas City)       120-180          545-785   7-10
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City)  180-210          365-480  10-14
Las Vegas (San Francisco)      n/a              n/a  14-21
Los Angeles (San Fran.)        n/a          365-600  10-21
Madison, WI (Chicago)         7-60          330-460   7-28
Miami, FL (Atlanta)         30-120          360-420    5-7
New York, NY (NYC)              30              540    5-7
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)          30-60          180-210    5-7
Seattle, WA (Seattle)        60-90          225-375    4-7
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)   90-120          480-720  13-16
Salt Lake City, UT (Denver)  30-45          260-300    3-7
St. Paul, MN (Chicago)         n/a              360     20
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)   30-120          210-240   7-10
Trenton, NJ (New York)       30-45          510-540   7-14
Wethersfield, CT (Boston)       30              365      7

Further Explanation of 4-6.-

(4) = 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) = Total time from initial filing with SESA until final determinations by Region. (Typical Case)
(6) = 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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