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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROCESSING TIMES
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association 
Note: We include all processing times available to us. Please do not send us requests for other processing times. Thank you. 
Processing times in Days (Part 1) 
                    Receive         Transmit  Decision	   
                    Instructions    to Region by Region     
SESA Off./Region          (1)          (2)        (3)	

Alabama (Atlanta)         45-90        15-45     120-280	           
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)      300-365        30-60     180-270
Buffalo, NY (NYC)           330           30         150                
Columbus, OH (Chicago)     0-21         0-30         270                
Chicago, IL (Chicago)       270       30-150         210	
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)   5-10        15-45      60-120	             
Denver, CO (Denver)       45-60        30-60     150-180	
Detroit, MI (Chicago)       180           30         350	
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)    7-21         7-21     270-365            
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) 10-15        15-30     300-365            
Las Vegas (San Francisco) 15-20       40-601     180-240            
Los Angeles (San Fran.) 120-150        30-60     240-300            
Madison, WI (Chicago)      7-60       14-120      90-180      	
Miami, FL (Atlanta)     150-180  	    120-180      90-180	
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)    150-210       60-90       60-90             
Salem, OR (Seattle)        30-60       45-75      90-150
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)     10          14         180                
Trenton, NJ (New York)   210-240       25-45     100-210	
Wethersfield, CT (Boston)150-180       14-21         120

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)            30-90          270-365   5-14
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)           21-30          540-720      7			
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          150-240   5-10
Denver, CO (Denver)          30-60          180-270   7-10
Detroit, MI (Chicago)          n/a              475     21
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)      30-90          365-420    2-4
Georgia (Atlanta)              n/a          180-240    1-7
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)  150-180          360-400   7-14
Las Vegas (San Francisco)      n/a              n/a  14-21
Los Angeles (San Fran.)        n/a          420-540  14-21
Madison, WI (Chicago)         7-60          330-460   7-28
Miami, FL (Atlanta)         90-120          360-390    5-7
New York, NY (NYC)              30              540      7
Oklahoma City, OK (Dallas)   60-90          365-450  10-14
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          240-365    1-3
Salem, OR (Seattle)          30-60          180-240    3-7
Seattle, WA (Seattle)        60-90          225-375    4-7
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)   90-120          480-540  10-15
Salt Lake City, UT (Denver)  30-45          260-300    3-7
St. Paul, MN (Chicago)         n/a              360     20
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)       90              365      5
Trenton, NJ (New York)       30-45          450-540   7-14
Wethersfield, CT (Boston)       30              365   7-10

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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