Updated
Filed October 2026
1.2% decided
75 of the 6,043 applications filed in October 2026 have a decision.
- 75 withdrawn by the employer
- 5,959 in DOL's line
- 9 on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- In DOL's line
- 5,959
- analyst review, worked in filing order
- Outside the line
- 9
- on hold, at an RFI or on appeal
- The line reaches this month's end
- around March 20
- 83,080 cases in line through October 2026, at DOL's recent pace
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. October 2026 is 10 months ahead of that, so DOL hasn’t reached it yet.
84,244 cases filed before October 2026 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 October 2026?
- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it
Every status, pending and decided, and the October 2026 cases themselves
Still pending
5,959 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 5,959 the ordinary queue, worked in filing order
- Out of filing order 9 an information request, an audit, supervised recruitment or a hold takes a case off the ordinary queue
- Under appeal or review 0 cases that went to appeal after an adverse determination
| DOL status | Cases |
|---|---|
| Analyst review 5,959 | |
| Analyst Review | 5,959 |
| Out of filing order 9 | |
| Application On Hold | 8 |
| Supervised Recruitment | 1 |
Already decided
75 of the 6,043 applications filed in October 2026 have a final determination. 75 of those are withdrawals, which an employer files rather than DOL issuing a determination. Nothing filed this month has been certified or denied yet.
- Withdrawn 75
Who filed in October 2026
6,043 of the 6,043 October 2026 filings aren't in DOL's published files yet: 5,968 still waiting, 75 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
6,043 live cases were filed in October 2026: 5,968 still waiting, 75 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-300-26292-309958 | Analyst Review | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Instructor Pilot | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-300-26292-309365 | Analyst Review | Univ of WI System | Assistant Professor (CHS) | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-300-26292-308270 | Analyst Review | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Assistant Professor | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-300-26292-308076 | Analyst Review | Barnard College | Assistant Professor (Modern/Contemporary Art History) | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-300-26292-308039 | Analyst Review | VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY | Assistant Professor (Research) | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310168 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310163 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310158 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310156 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310145 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310137 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310133 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310125 | Analyst Review | The 14 Peaks Restaurant LLC | Chefs and Head Cooks | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310124 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310122 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310120 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310115 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310110 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310095 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310089 | Analyst Review | Mian Oil Co Inc. | First-Line Supervisor | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310080 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310074 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310071 | Analyst Review | The 14 Peaks Restaurant LLC | Food Preparation Worker | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310067 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310060 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310051 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310040 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310028 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Assemblers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-310001 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309986 | Analyst Review | Green Maple Law Group APC | Senior Immigration Legal Specialist | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309954 | Analyst Review | Gilani &Mawani LLC | Sales Associate | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309949 | Analyst Review | The 14 Peaks Restaurant LLC | Chefs and Head Cooks | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309910 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Helpers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309892 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Helpers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309886 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309857 | Analyst Review | Phu Duc Huy US, INC. | Helpers | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309853 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309851 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309850 | Analyst Review | QuantumPro Inc. | Geological Tracer Technician | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309830 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309819 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309809 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309807 | Analyst Review | The 14 Peaks Restaurant LLC | Food Preparation Worker | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309803 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309782 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309779 | Analyst Review | MDL Express Trucking LLC | Heavy Trailer Truck Driver | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309774 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309758 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309748 | Analyst Review | Stoughton Trailers, LLC | Assembler | Filed 2026-10-19 | |
| G-200-26292-309747 | Analyst Review | A & F CARE SERVICES, INC | HOME HEALTH AIDES | Filed 2026-10-19 |
All 6,043 live October 2026 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 19, 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.