Processing Times

PERM Processing Times (as of 10/2/2012)

According to DOL updates as of 10/2/2012, they are working on PERM application filed in the following months: 

  


Analyst Reviews :    August 2 2012

Audits :  February 29 2012 

Reconsideration Requests to the CO :   December 1 ,  2011

Gov't Error Reconsiderations :   Current

Immigration Law

USCIS International Operations I-601 Processing Time Report

Processing time encompasses the period starting the date U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received the application and ending the date USCIS notified the applicant of the decision. For applications filed overseas with the Department of State where USCIS does not have a presence, reported processing time does not include time taken to transfer the application from the Department of State to USCIS.

The attachment below shows overseas completion data for Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, for February 2012

CIS Ombudsman's Office Publishes Recap Of Teleconference On Application Processing Times

Telecon Recap: Application Processing Times: A Conversation with USCIS Office of Performance and Quality

Overview

On April 27, 2011, the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman’s Office (Ombudsman’s Office) hosted a public teleconference regarding U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing times and interviewed Mr. Joseph Moore, Chief of the USCIS Office of Performance and Quality (OPQ), for this conversation.

Mr. Moore provided a brief overview of the functions of OPQ, as summarized below:

CIS Ombudsman Announces Teleconference on "Application Processing Times A Conversation with USCIS"

April 27, 2011, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST

The Ombudsman's Office invites you to participate in a public teleconference on "Application Processing Times: A Conversation with USCIS." The Ombudsman's Office will interview guest speakers from USCIS' Office of Performance and Quality on the ins and outs of posting processing times and will reserve time for your questions, comments, and suggestions.

To participate, please RSVP to cisombudsman.publicaffairs@dhs.gov.