U.S. Department of Labor Processing Times of PERMs and Prevailing Wages

Benjamin Brueggemann, Senior Supervising Attorney Increased processing times is the name of the game at the U.S. Department of Labor. This not only goes for PERM applications, but also PERM Audit reviews and Prevailing Wage Requests. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is currently processing PERM cases received in July 2020. Specifically, the DOL states that the average perm application takes about 207 days, which is about 6.9 months. This is extremely high, even for U.S. Department of Labor standards. Historically, PERM processing times have ranged from 3 to 5 months, but now they are at almost 7 months. The hope is that we will see a shift back to more “normal” processing times in the year 2021 as the U.S. Department...

19 February

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Adjustment of Status Processing (January 2021)

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Michelle A. Choe, Attorney In September of 2020, the October visa bulletin was released which aggressively advanced the filing dates for the EB-3 category in India and China. This significant movement caused USCIS to receive an influx of I-140 downgrade petitions and Adjustment of Status applications. The USCIS received more applications than it could handle in a reasonable time. As a result, our office is still waiting on receipt notices for cases that were filed in October 2020. On December 15, 2020, The USCIS issued a statement that confirmed it is still experiencing delays in issuing receipt notices for filed petitions and applications. Although the statement asserts that the receipt notices should be issued within 30 days of the filing, our office is expecting a 60–90-day delay. In addition to delays in issuing receipt notices, we...

21 December

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Retention & Abandonment Of Lawful Permanent Residency

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When a person is admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident (“LPR” status), he or she does not receive an absolute grant of residence for the rest of his or her life. Rather, the grant is conditional and depends upon certain conditions remaining unchanged. For example, if an LPR commits a very serious crime, the LPR can be removed from the United States. The more common reason for loss of LPR status, however, is abandonment of LPR status. When a person is given LPR status, they are expected to make their actual home in the United States. If...

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U.S. Department of Labor Processing Times of PERMs and Prevailing Wages

Adjustment of Status Processing (January 2021)

Retention & Abandonment Of Lawful Permanent Residency

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