Frequently asked questions

PERM labor certification is currently taking roughly 460–480 days from filing to decision, based on the latest U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data. Times vary by employer and filing month.

A Certified status means the Department of Labor approved the PERM labor certification. The employer can then file the I-140 immigrant petition. It does not by itself grant a green card.

Denied means the DOL did not approve the application. Withdrawn means the employer withdrew it before a decision. Both end the PERM stage for that case.

We estimate days remaining from the number of pending cases for your employer's first letter and received month, divided by the recent processing rate for that letter. It is an estimate, not a guarantee.

All case data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor OFLC quarterly PERM disclosure files (public records). We do not scrape flag.dol.gov or any federal website.

The DOL publishes disclosure files quarterly. We import each new file when it is released, which refreshes statuses and statistics.

Yes — create a free account, add your case number, and we will notify you by email when your status changes after a new DOL import.

No. Immigration Timeline is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Processing times are estimates only.

The DOL discloses cases in quarterly batches. Very recent filings may not appear until the next quarterly file is published and imported. We will link your tracked case automatically when it shows up.

PERM case numbers look like G-XXX-YYDDD-NNNNNN, where YY is the two-digit year and DDD is the day of the year the case was received. Our predictor reads this to determine your received date.