Updated
Filed September 2025
98% decided
13,365 of the 13,674 applications filed in September 2025 have a decision.
- 12,581 certified
- 240 denied
- 544 withdrawn by the employer
- 76 in DOL's line
- 233 on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- In DOL's line
- 76
- analyst review, worked in filing order
- Outside the line
- 233
- on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- DOL's queue has passed this month
- 76
- 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 September 2025. Anything still open here is behind the main queue rather than waiting for its turn.
3,476 cases filed before September 2025 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 September 2025?
- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it
Every status, pending and decided, and the September 2025 cases themselves
Still pending
76 of them are in analyst review, the ordinary queue that moves in filing order. The rest are in queues that take a case out of that order, so their wait doesn’t follow the month.
- Analyst review 76 the ordinary queue, worked in filing order
- Out of filing order 57 an information request, an audit, supervised recruitment or a hold takes a case off the ordinary queue
- Under appeal or review 176 cases that went to appeal after an adverse determination
| DOL status | Cases |
|---|---|
| Analyst review 76 | |
| Analyst Review | 76 |
| Out of filing order 57 | |
| RFI Issued | 47 |
| Application On Hold | 10 |
| Under appeal or review 176 | |
| Reconsideration Appeals | 175 |
| Request For Review | 1 |
Already decided
13,365 of the 13,674 applications filed in September 2025 have a final determination.
- Certified 12,581
- Withdrawn 544
- Denied 240
Who filed in September 2025
13,188 of the 13,674 September 2025 filings aren't in DOL's published files yet: 309 still waiting, 12,879 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
13,188 live cases were filed in September 2025: 309 still waiting, 12,879 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-300-25273-349953 | Certified | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-349952 | Certified | Indiana University | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-08-29 |
| G-300-25273-349853 | Certified | Indiana University | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-349394 | Certified | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-348688 | Certified | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Assistant Professor - Machine Learning | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-348674 | Certified | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Assistant Professor - Computer Science | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-348464 | Certified | University of Louisville | Assistant Professor of Philosophy | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-348382 | Certified | W.M. Rice University | Assistant Professors of Organizational Behavior | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-348289 | Certified | Texas Tech University | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-347898 | Certified | University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla | Assistant Professor - Electronic Engineering Technology | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-347475 | Certified | Andrews University | Medical Laboratory Science Faculty (49188.0090) | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-347192 | Certified | UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346802 | Certified | Cornell Univeristy | Senior Lecturer | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346738 | Certified | The Curators of the University of Missouri | Faculty, Clinical Radiology | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346629 | Certified | University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz | Systems Librarian (Instructor Faculty) (04281.000072) | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346625 | Certified | University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz | Instructor, E-resources Access Librarian (04281.000069) | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346363 | Certified | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346240 | Certified | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346167 | Certified | Eastern Kentucky University | Assistant Professor in Management | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-346048 | Certified | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Assistant Engineer | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-08-28 |
| G-300-25273-345959 | Certified | Duke University | Assistant Professor of Business Administration | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-345877 | Certified | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-345700 | Certified | Illinois Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor of Finance | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-09-01 |
| G-300-25273-345531 | Certified | Duke University | Assistant Professor (022758.000446) | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-345395 | Certified | The University of Alabama | Assistant Professor, Geology | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-300-25273-345212 | Certified | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Assistant Professor | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-08-29 |
| G-300-25273-344507 | Certified | Lycoming College | Assistant Professor of Philosophy (tenure-track) | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25274-352440 | RFI Issued | Midwest Hospitality Management LLC | Business Operations Manager | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25274-352257 | Certified | HCD GROUP CORP | Administrative Assistant | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-08-29 |
| G-200-25273-350724 | Certified | Century Site Services, LLC | Landscape Crew Member | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350693 | Certified | Century Site Services, LLC | Landscape Crew Member | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-08-31 |
| G-200-25273-350653 | Certified | Century Site Services, LLC | Landscape Crew Member | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-09-01 |
| G-200-25273-350617 | Certified | Century Site Services, LLC | Landscape Crew Member | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-08-29 |
| G-200-25273-350604 | Denied | Nathan Ryan Staffing Consulting, Inc. | Administrative Assistant | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-09-02 |
| G-200-25273-350581 | Certified | Machapuchare, Inc. | Indian Nepali Cook | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350570 | Certified | Century Site Services, LLC | Landscape Crew Member | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-09-01 |
| G-200-25273-350559 | RFI Issued | Machapuchare, Inc. | Indian Nepali Cook | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350521 | Certified | Century Site Services, LLC | Landscape Crew Member | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350435 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350433 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-09-01 |
| G-200-25273-350431 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-09-01 |
| G-200-25273-350421 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-09-01 |
| G-200-25273-350416 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | Seen decided 2026-08-31 |
| G-200-25273-350412 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350407 | Certified | Mickelsen Farms LLC | Agricultural Equipment Operator/Farmworker | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350406 | Certified | FCC CONSULTING LLC | Business Services Assistant | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350398 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350397 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350394 | Certified | Labor Guys, LLC | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 | |
| G-200-25273-350387 | Certified | Sentech Services, Inc | Helpers-Production Workers | Filed 2025-09-30 |
All 13,188 live September 2025 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.