PERM processing time for 2026 filings
2026 filing months against the official standard-case month. This page does not invent a year-end wait time.
Standard cases now in process
Official FLAGSeptember 2025
Published August 7, 2026
2026 filing months vs the official month
Against the published standard-case month of September 2025.
- Before
- 0
- Same month
- 0
- After
- 8
None
None
January–August
As of August 7, 2026, recently finished standard cases averaged 372 days. That average describes recently completed cases, not a forecast for a 2026 filing. Against the published audit month of December 2025: 8 after.
2025 processing time2026 queue tracker
After the official month8
| Filing month | Reading | Gap | Open calculator |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | After official month | 4 months after | Compare |
| February 2026 | After official month | 5 months after | Compare |
| March 2026 | After official month | 6 months after | Compare |
| April 2026 | After official month | 7 months after | Compare |
| May 2026 | After official month | 8 months after | Compare |
| June 2026 | After official month | 9 months after | Compare |
| July 2026 | After official month | 10 months after | Compare |
| August 2026 | After official month | 11 months after | Compare |
Before the official month does not mean every case from that month is finished. Audit, holds, and reconsideration can keep a file pending after the official marker moves on. How the numbers work
Compare your filing month with the official standard-case month
Standard cases now in process: September 2025. Month gap only, not an approval date.
Filing month
ETA-9089 filing month, not PWD or priority date.
Queue
Most filings use Standard. Use Audit only if DOL audited the file.
Official standard-case month: September 2025
Select a filing month to compare
The result is how many months your filing sits from that official month. It is not a decision date.