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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         20-45         120-240            
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)        7-10          10-20         120-210 
Austin, TX (Dallas)             30            30            120               
Balt./VA/DC                     240           30-60         90                
Boston, MA (Boston)             130-160       50-80         50-75              
Buffalo, NY (NYC)               330           30            150                
Columbus, OH (Chicago)          0-21          0-30          270                
Chicago, IL (Chicago)           270           30-210        270 
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)        5-10          15-45         60-120              
Denver, CO (Denver)             45-60         30-45         90-120 
Detroit, MI (Chicago)           90-150        5-10          n/a 
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)         14-21         14-21         270-365            
Georgia (Atlanta)               75-90         30-45         100-120             
Houston, TX (Dallas)            60-90         70-130        80-130             
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago) 	     90-120        30-60         120-150 
Kansas (Kansas City)            30-60         30-90         365-455             
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City)       7-10          20-30         300-365            
Las Vegas (San Francisco)       15-20         40-60         180-240            
Los Angeles (San Fran.)         120-150       30-60         240-300            
Madison, WI (Chicago)           10-60         10-45         255                 
Miami, FL (Atlanta)             120-150       150-180       150-180 
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              
Portland, OR (Seattle)          14-21         14-21         60-90              
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)           150-210       60-90         60-150             
Seattle, WA (Seattle)           30-60         45-75         90-150             
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)       150-360       30-90         240                
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         120-150             
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)  	    30-90        	   240-365         5-10
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)       30-60           120-210   	10-15
Austin, TX (Dallas)             60         	  240         	14
Balt./VA/DC                     30         	  365         	3-7
Boston, MA (Boston)             10-25           365         	5-10
Buffalo, NY (NYC)               30         	  540         	14
Columbus, OH (Chicago)          30              120-240         21
Chicago, IL (Chicago)           30         	  540-720          21
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)  	    30-120          180-210          5-7
Denver, CO (Denver)             45-60            270-365         7
Detroit, MI (Chicago)           n/a             250-300         0-21
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)         60-90           365-420         2-4
Georgia (Atlanta)               n/a         	  180-240         2-3
Houston, TX (Dallas)            30-45           300         	7
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)      30-120         180-360        	7-20
Kansas (Kansas City)            120-180         545-785   	7-10
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City)       150-180         365-480         10-14
Las Vegas (San Francisco)       n/a         	  n/a         	14-21
Los Angeles (San Fran.)         n/a             420-540         14-21
Madison, WI (Chicago)           13         	  n/a       	8-21
Miami, FL (Atlanta)             90-120          360-398         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
Portland, OR (Seattle)          30-60           280-200         3-7
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)           30-90           270-360         1-3
Seattle, WA (Seattle)           60-90           225-375         4-7
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)       90-120          480-720         10-16
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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