OFLC Prevailing Wage Determination Processing Times as of 08/07/2014
- PERM: 07/14/2014
- H-2B: 07/14/2014
- H-1B: 07/14/2014
- Redetermination Request: PERM/H-1B=06/2014, H-2B=07/2014
- Center Director Reviews: PERM=06/2014, H-1B=07/2014, H-2B-08/2014
OFLC processes labor certification applications for employers seeking to bring foreign workers into the United States and grants certifications in those cases where employers can demonstrate that there are not sufficient U.S. workers available, willing and qualified to perform the work at wages that meet or exceed the prevailing wage paid for the occupation in the area of intended employment.
OFLC updates YTD statistics on H-1Bs number of LCAs received, top occupations, states, and employers, as well as the number of certified, denied, and withdrawn LCAs, number of positions requested and certified, and percentage of applications timely processed.
On July 1, 2014, OFLC uploaded the newest prevailing wage data from the Occupational Employment Survey as generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year from July 2014 - June 2015. The effective date is July 1, 2014. Prevailing wages issued from the National Prevailing Wage Center will reflect the new data.
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification has posted updated program factsheets containing the Quarter 1 FY 2014 selected statistics for the Permanent Labor Certification Program, Prevailing Wage Determination Program, H-1B Temporary Visa Program,
In order to implement the Department's IT modernization initiative and new cloud computing requirements, the OFLC Chicago National Processing Center (NPC) deactivated the following email boxes on February 3, 2014:
The Atlanta NPC Team will implement the following plan to induct applications filed into Audit Review and tag cases for possible Supervised Recruitment. This version of the plan has identified 8 criterions that specify types of cases that will be targeted for Audit Review and tagged for possible Supervised Recruitment.
Processing Queue | Priority Date |
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Analyst Review | September 2022 |
Audit Review | July 2022 |
Reconsideration Request to the CO | August 2022 |
Processing Queue | Priority Date |
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Analyst Review | October 2022 |
Audit Review | June 2022 |
Reconsideration Request to the CO | December 2022 |
Processing Queue | Priority Date |
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Analyst Review | September 2022 |
Audit Review | May 2022 |
Reconsideration Request to the CO | August 2022 |
Following up on the announcements of April 21, April 27, May 1, and May 8, 2023, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is postponing the date for filers to begin submitting the new, revised applications for permanent employment certification and CW-1 applications for temporary employment certification in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) from May 16, 2023, to June 1, 2023. Applicants should continue to use the current PERM and CW-1 forms until such time.