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On October 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that its Office of Foreign Labor Certification has resumed certain application processing. Online filing functionality has been ...

Employers are now experiencing 13-month processing times for PERM applications (form ETA 9089), which is the first stage of most employer-sponsored green card processes. Is it because the Department ...

DOL data shows continued long delays in prevailing wage requests and PERM processing. As of December 31, the DOL was processing PWD requests for H-1B OES and PERM OES cases filed back in January 2022.

The timeline depends on several factors, including PERM processing times, USCIS petition review, country of chargeability, and Visa Bulletin movement. Some applicants may experience longer timelines ...