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)         150-240     30-60     120-240
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)  7-10        7-10      240-270
Austin, TX (Dallas)       45-90       30-45     14-120
Balt./VA/DC               180-240     60-120    90-120
Boston, MA (Boston)       220-240     60-90     n/a
Brooklyn, NY (NYC)        365-390     14-30     240-270
Buffalo, NY (NYC)         330         30        150
Columbus, OH (Chicago)    21-75       10-25     100-400
Chicago, IL (Chicago)     365         30-60     365
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)  5-10        15-45     90-180
Dallas, TX (Dallas)       75-90       75-120    14-120
Denver, CO (Denver)       60-90       30-60     90-120
Detroit, MI (Chicago)     180         30        350
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)   14-21       14-21     180
Georgia (Atlanta)         150         60        150
Houston, TX (Dallas)      150-180     60-120    120-150
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)60-90       7-14      300-400
Kansas (Kansas City)      30-60       30-90     510-560
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City) 10-15       15-30     360-540
Las Vegas (San Francisco) 15-20       40-60     180-240
Los Angeles (San Fran.)   182-270     180-240   270-300
Madison, WI (Chicago)     20-40       20-40     330-390
Miami, FL (Atlanta)       120-150     180-210   150-180
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.)      n/a         14        60-76
Phoenix, A.Z (San Francisco)45-60     90-120    180
Pittsburgh (Phil.)        14-21       n/a       60-90
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)     180-210     60-90     60-90
Salem, OR (Seattle)       60          n/a       330
Seattle, WA (Seattle)     180-240     7-30      n/a
Sacramento, CA (San Fran) 150-360     5-10      390        
Salt Lake City, UT (Denver) 30-60     14-30     180-240
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)  7          14        180
Trenton, NJ (New York)    300-330     30-60     280-310
Wethersfield, CT (Boston) 150         14        120-150
Tampa, FL (Atlanta)       7-14        90-120    150-210


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          330-450    2-7
Albuquerque, NM (Dallas)      30-60      300-365    30-60
Austin, TX (Dallas)           30-45      300-365    30-60
Balt./VA/DC                   60-90      240-365    3
Boston, MA (Boston)           n/a        n/a        14-21
Brooklyn, NY (NYC)            14-21      910        7
Buffalo, NY (NYC)             30         540        14
Columbus, OH (Chicago)        20-50      450-600    14-21
Chicago, IL (Chicago)         30-60      730        10-14
Clearwater, FL (Atlanta)      60-120     240-300    7-10
Dallas, TX (Dallas)           n/a        180-350    7-14
Denver, CO (Denver)           45-60      270-365    5-7
Detroit, MI (Chicago)         n/a        475        21
Frankfort, KY (Atlanta)       30         270        7
Georgia (Atlanta)             120        365        7
Houston, TX (Dallas)          30-45      400-450    7
Indianapolis, IN (Chicago)    60-100     400-500    7-14
Kansas (Kansas City)          120-180    690-890    7-10
Lincoln, NE (Kansas City)     360-540    480-540    7-10
Las Vegas (San Fran.)         n/a        n/a        14-21
Los Angeles (San Fran.)       n/a        270-540    10-21
Madison, WI (Chicago)         7-14       380-460    7-21
Miami, FL (Atlanta)           60-90      420-450    7-10
New York, NY (NYC)            30         540        14
Oklahoma City, OK (Dallas)    60-90      365-450    10-15
Philadelphia (Philadelphia)   n/a        365        5
Phoenix, A.Z (San Francisco)  270        n/a        1-3
Pittsburgh (Phil)             30-60      300        2-3
Raleigh, NC (Atlanta)         30-60      300        2-4
Salem, OR (Seattle)           30-360     n/a        7-14
Sacramento, CA (San Fran)     60-120     540-840    11-16
Salt Lake City, UT (Denver)   30-60      250-390    7
Seattle, WA (Seattle)         30-90      300-720    3-7
St. Paul, MN (Chicago)        90         360-450    10
Tallahassee, FL (Atlanta)     90         365        2
Trenton, NJ (New York)        30-90      580-610    7-10
Westerfield, CT (Boston)      30         365-455    7-14
Tampa (Atlanta)               60-120     240-300    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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