United States | PERM and prevailing wage processing times as of April 30

The Labor Department posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests.

PERM Processing Times: As of April 30, the department was adjudicating PERM applications filed in December 2023 and earlier and reviewing appeals for reconsideration filed in March 2025 and earlier.

Average Number of Days to Process PERM Applications

PWD Processing Times: As of April 30, the National Prevailing Wage Center is completing the processing of PWD requests filed in:

• December 2024 and earlier for H-1B visa Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) and non-OEWS cases
• December 2024 and earlier for PERM OEWS cases
• November 2024 and earlier for PERM non-OEWS cases

Redeterminations were being considered on appeals filed in March 2025 and earlier for H-1B visa cases and January 2025 and earlier for PERM cases.

Center Director Reviews were being conducted for both H-1B visa cases and PERM cases filed in October 2024 and earlier.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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