How long does PERM take?
Several clocks, only some of them published. This page lists the FLAG numbers this site actually has, and leaves the rest blank.
01
PWD
DOLOfficial FLAGPrevailing wage determination for the role. This is a separate DOL clock, not the PERM analyst queue.
Current PWD OEWS: April 2026. PWD processing time
02
Recruitment
EmployerRequired testing of the U.S. labor market before the PERM application is filed.
03
PERM Filing
DOLThe ETA-9089 is filed. The filing month is what you compare against the published queue.
04
DOL Analyst Review
DOLOfficial FLAGThe stage shown by the main published PERM queue month.
Current queue: September 2025
05
Audit / Reconsideration
DOLOfficial FLAGOnly if DOL selects the case or a request is filed. Tracked by the audit queue month.
Current queue: December 2025
06
PERM Decision
DOLCertification, denial, or withdrawal. An approved PERM is not a green card.
Clocks FLAG publishes today
- PWD · PERM OEWS
- April 2026Receipt month as of June 30, 2026. Separate table from the standard PERM queue.
- PWD · PERM non-OEWS
- March 2026
- Standard cases
- September 2025
- Analyst average
- 372 daysPublished average for recently completed analyst cases, as of August 7, 2026. Not a promise for a pending file.
- Audited cases
- December 2025
- Audit average
- Not published
FLAG does not publish a recruitment duration on the processing-times page this site reads. I-140, visa bulletin, and green-card waits are USCIS / State Department clocks. This site does not add them up into one invented total.