Updated
Filed December 2023
100% decided
14,616 of the 14,634 applications filed in December 2023 have a decision.
- 13,585 certified
- 276 denied
- 755 withdrawn by the employer
- 18 on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- In DOL's line
- 0
- analyst review, worked in filing order
- Outside the line
- 18
- on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- DOL's queue has passed this month
- 0
- still in line, decided as DOL gets to them
This is a sweep, not a live reading, so a case decided between sweeps still counts as waiting here: the backlog figures run a little high rather than a little low.
Where these come from
Anything undecided here is read from DOL’s own case-status search, in batches: every case daily, and the undecided ones at least twice a day. That page is also the authority for any single case.
Where this month sits
DOL publishes December 2025 as the filing month its analyst review is working as of October 5, 2026, so it has worked past December 2023. Anything still open here is behind the main queue rather than waiting for its turn.
109 cases filed before December 2023 were undecided at their last check, so that’s what sits in front of this month, counting only cases DOL still has to decide. Some will have been decided since, so it runs a little high. It isn’t divided into a wait: the timeline calculator gives the envelope, from the spread of cases DOL has actually decided.
Filed in December 2023?
- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it
Every status, pending and decided, and the December 2023 cases themselves
Still pending
None of them are in analyst review, the ordinary queue that moves in filing order. Every one is in a queue that takes a case out of that order, so their wait doesn’t follow the month.
- Analyst review 0 the ordinary queue, worked in filing order
- Out of filing order 0 an information request, an audit, supervised recruitment or a hold takes a case off the ordinary queue
- Under appeal or review 18 cases that went to appeal after an adverse determination
| DOL status | Cases |
|---|---|
| Under appeal or review 18 | |
| BALCA Appeals | 18 |
Already decided
14,616 of the 14,634 applications filed in December 2023 have a final determination.
- Certified - Expired 13,581
- Withdrawn 755
- Denied 267
- Denied - BALCA Dismissed 9
- Certified 4
Who filed in December 2023
31 of the 14,634 December 2023 filings aren't in DOL's published files yet: 18 still waiting, 13 decided since the last file. DOL's case-status service gives the employer, job title and status. Everything else arrives when DOL publishes the case.
Newer than DOL's published files
Live from DOL's case-status service
31 live cases were filed in December 2023: 18 still waiting, 13 decided since DOL's last published file. Wage, law firm, state and decision date arrive when DOL publishes the case.
| Case | Status | Employer | Job title | Filed | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-23363-599571 | BALCA Appeals | Medline Industries, LP | Sr. Java Developer | Filed 2023-12-29 | |
| G-100-23363-598672 | BALCA Appeals | RGA Enterprise Services Company | Lead Systems Developer | Filed 2023-12-29 | |
| G-100-23362-596582 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | Equifax Inc. | Data Scientist | Filed 2023-12-28 | |
| G-100-23360-592374 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | United Services Automobile Association | Data Engineer Senior | Filed 2023-12-26 | |
| G-100-23360-592209 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | United Services Automobile Association | Software Engineer Senior | Filed 2023-12-26 | |
| G-100-23360-591500 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | United Services Automobile Association | Data Engineer I | Filed 2023-12-26 | |
| G-100-23360-591484 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | United Services Automobile Association | Software Engineer Senior | Filed 2023-12-26 | |
| G-100-23357-590297 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | United Services Automobile Association | Infrastructure Engineer Senior | Filed 2023-12-23 | |
| G-100-23355-583813 | BALCA Appeals | 3E Company Environmental, Ecological and Engineering (DBA 3E) | Developer Ops Engineer II | Filed 2023-12-21 | |
| G-200-23354-582377 | BALCA Appeals | DSA Farms GP | Farm Equipment Operator | Filed 2023-12-20 | |
| G-200-23354-582364 | BALCA Appeals | DSA Farms GP | Farm Equipment Operator | Filed 2023-12-20 | |
| G-200-23354-582351 | BALCA Appeals | DSA Farms GP | Farm Equipment Operator | Filed 2023-12-20 | |
| G-200-23354-582322 | BALCA Appeals | DSA Farms GP | Farm Equipment Operator | Filed 2023-12-20 | |
| G-200-23353-577492 | Denied | Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. (formerly HKG, LLP) | Senior Tax Associate | Filed 2023-12-19 | |
| G-100-23353-578299 | BALCA Appeals | R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC. | Transportation Solutions Engineer | Filed 2023-12-19 | |
| G-200-23349-570988 | Denied | ALBERT FLORENCIO DA COSTA | Personal Financial Assistant | Filed 2023-12-15 | |
| G-100-23349-570845 | BALCA Appeals | IntegriChain, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Filed 2023-12-15 | |
| G-100-23349-569527 | BALCA Appeals | MDY MIAMI LLC | Marketing Research Coordinator | Filed 2023-12-15 | |
| G-100-23347-564711 | BALCA Appeals | WSD Digital LLC | SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | Filed 2023-12-13 | |
| G-100-23346-562189 | BALCA Appeals | LTIMindtree Limited | Software Developers | Filed 2023-12-12 | |
| G-100-23346-562179 | BALCA Appeals | LTIMindtree Limited (formerly known as Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited) | Computer Programmers | Filed 2023-12-12 | |
| G-200-23342-554939 | Denied | ACADEMY OF TAMPA INC | Taekwondo Instructor | Filed 2023-12-08 | |
| G-200-23342-553147 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | B&W Windows and More Inc. | Hardwood Floor Installer | Filed 2023-12-08 | |
| G-100-23342-554846 | BALCA Appeals | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Senior Software Engineer (017040.001177) | Filed 2023-12-08 | |
| G-100-23342-554625 | BALCA Appeals | Leslie Merritt Inc | Tax Accountant | Filed 2023-12-08 | |
| G-100-23341-550720 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | Leviathan Corporation | Marketing Data Analyst | Filed 2023-12-07 | |
| G-100-23340-547168 | BALCA Appeals | PPG Industries, Inc. | Process Engineer | Filed 2023-12-06 | |
| G-200-23339-544552 | BALCA Appeals | Rice and Curry LLC | Head Chef | Filed 2023-12-05 | |
| G-100-23338-542448 | Denied | Reach Media, LLC | Video Editing Manager – Washington D.C. | Filed 2023-12-04 | |
| G-100-23338-542051 | Denied - BALCA Dismissed | Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. | Public Transportation Planner | Filed 2023-12-04 | |
| G-100-23335-536716 | BALCA Appeals | LTIMindtree Limited | Software Developers | Filed 2023-12-01 |
All 31 live December 2023 filings, pending and decided, newest first. DOL doesn't decide a month in filing order, so decisions won't follow this list.
Per-case statuses: flag.dol.gov/recaptcha/caseStatus (DOL, direct) · data through Oct 18, 2026 · daily
Processing times: DOL FLAG (flag.dol.gov/processingtimes) · data through Oct 5, 2026 · daily
What each source includes
Per-case statuses: Every PERM case DOL indexes, pending included. No wage, law firm or worksite: DOL reveals those only when a case is published.
Processing times: DOL's published queue position and average determination time. DOL's own figure, not ours.