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)         90-240      30-60     120-240
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)  7-10        7-10      240-270
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)        365-730     30-60     240
Buffalo, NY (NYC)         330         30        150
Columbus, OH (Chicago)    30-60       30-60     330
Chicago, IL (Chicago)     240-270     30-90     330
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)  5-10        15-45     90-180
Dallas, TX (Dallas)       60-90       60-90     60-90
Denver, CO (Denver)       60-75       30-45     60-90
Detroit, MI (Chicago)     180         30        350
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)   14-21       14-21     220-365
Georgia (Atlanta)         120         14-30     120
Houston, TX (Dallas)      90-720      60-90     90-170
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)30-45       30        300-365
Kansas (Kansas City)      30-60       30-90     510-560
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)       120-150     120-150   120-180
Missouri (Kansas City)    10-14       10-14     365-480
New York, NY (NYC)        330         30        150
Oklahoma City, OK (Dallas)160-190     90-120    60-90
Philadelphia (Phil.)      10-21       21        180
Phoenix, A.Z (San Francisco)45-60     90-120    180
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)     150-180     60-90     60-90
Salem, OR (Seattle)       30-40       30-45     60-90
Seattle, WA (Seattle)     30-60       45-75     90-180
Sacramento, CA (San Fran) 150-360     5-10      360                
Salt Lake City, UT (Denver) 30-60     45-60     180-220
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)  7          14        180
Trenton, NJ (New York)    240-270     25-45     240-270
Trenton, NJ (New York)    210-240     25-45     100-210
Wethersfield, CT (Boston) 150         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)             3          320-450    2-7
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)      30-60      300-365    30-60
Austin, TX (Dallas)           60         240        10-12
Balt./VA/DC                   30         365        3
Boston, MA (Boston)           21-35      425        18-24
Brooklyn, NY (NYC)            14-21      540-730    7
Buffalo, NY (NYC)             30         540        14
Columbus, OH (Chicago)        30-120     180-210    5-10
Chicago, IL (Chicago)         30-120     180-210    5-10
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)      60-120     240-300    7-10
Dallas, TX (Dallas)           n/a        180-270    5-10
Denver, CO (Denver)           60-90      270-365    5-7
Detroit, MI (Chicago)         n/a        475        21
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)       n/a        365-420    2-3
Georgia (Atlanta)             10-90      240        7
Houston, TX (Dallas)          30-45      300-420    7
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)    30-60      365-548    15-30
Kansas (Kansas City)          120-180    690-890    7-10
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City)     180-200    360-400    7-10
Las Vegas (San Fran.)         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)           60-90      360-420    5-7
New York, NY (NYC)            30         540        14
Oklahoma City, OK (Dallas)    60-90      365-450    10-15
Philadelphia (Philadelphia)   30-60      300-365    7-10
Phoenix, A.Z (San Francisco)  270        n/a        1-3
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)         30-90      270-360    2-4
Salem, OR (Seattle)           30-120     200-240    5-10
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)     60-120     540-810    10-16
Salt Lake City, UT (Denver)   45-75      250-300    7
St. Paul, MN (Chicago)        90         360-450    10
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)     90         365        2
Trenton, NJ (New York)        30-45      540-600    7-14
Westerfield, CT (Boston)      30         365-455    7-14

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?)