PERM Labor Certification · U.S. Department of Labor

Live DOL PERM case tracking

Backlog by filing month, decision-date estimates, and every status change — pulled straight from DOL, updated daily.

27,577 active cases · 26 filing months tracked · updated 22d ago

When will your case be decided?

Free · no sign-in needed. Estimates use the current backlog and recent DOL activity — they're a signal, not a promise.

Where each filing month stands
Every case we track, grouped by the month it was filed with DOL — and how much of each cohort has been decided. DOL works through them roughly oldest-first.
48%
certified overall
  1. Jun 2024
    13,40694%
  2. Jul 2024
    11,00795%
  3. Aug 2024
    4,20689%
  4. Sep 2024
    3680%
  5. Oct 2024
    5220%
  6. Nov 2024
    2,11273%
  7. Dec 2024
    3,08277%
  8. Jan 2025
    1,63768%
  9. Feb 2025
    1,42040%
  10. Mar 2025
    1,68617%
  11. Apr 2025
    1,4790%
  12. May 2025
    1,8130%
  13. Jun 2025
    2,4200%
  14. Jul 2025
    2,6220%
  15. Aug 2025
    2,9120%
  16. Sep 2025
    3,5680%
  17. Oct 2025
    6280%
  18. Nov 2025
    5,0410%
  19. Dec 2025
    7,6560%
CertifiedIn progressDenied / withdrawnBar shows the share of each cohort by status · % is certified.

DOL processing pulse

How fast cases are clearing, and how long they take from start to finish.

How long DOL takes
Calendar days from filing to decision, measured from DOL's published disclosure records (cases filed Jun 2023 Dec 2025).
Certified
16.0 mo
median
15.4 mo16.4 mon = 96,850
Denied
16.6 mo
median
15.8 mo17.7 mon = 3,226
Withdrawn
5.0 mo
median
7d11.8 mon = 8,065

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  • A predicted decision date that updates as the backlog moves
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Updated cases
Cases whose status changed on the selected day.

No status changes recorded on Tue, Jun 9.

The snapshotter may not have run for this day yet, or no cases changed status.