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PERM processing time by month

For every PERM application certified in a month, we count the days from filing to the decision. In June 2026 the median was 398 days; half of the applications took between 385 and 409 days.

Decision monthCertifiedMedian daysMiddle half (days)
June 202618,183398385–409
May 202616,680441429–455
April 202613,948485476–488
March 202613,648497493–504
February 202613,448502492–511
January 202611,922511503–520
December 20258,335501493–510
November 20257,863495484–504
September 202513,221458450–467
August 202515,521468458–478
July 202514,164479469–490
June 202514,392492483–502
May 202511,871497487–507
April 202513,875497488–508
March 202512,575496488–505
February 202510,281495485–505
January 20259,410488479–497
December 20247,672459449–470
November 20247,939460451–471
October 20246,809435424–449
September 20246,063428418–436
August 20246,528408400–418
July 20242,972393384–399
June 2024112369365–377

Months with fewer than 50 certified applications are left out. Days are counted from the date the Department of Labor received the application to the date of its decision, including any audit.

How PERM works

Before most employment-based green card petitions (EB-2 and EB-3), the employer must test the U.S. labor market and get a labor certification from the Department of Labor: it obtains a prevailing wage determination, advertises the job and files Form ETA-9089. A certified PERM is valid for 180 days, during which the employer files Form I-140 with USCIS. "Certified, expired" means the 180 days have passed — the employer may already have used the certification for an I-140.

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).