Labor Certification Processing Times

Labor Certification Processing Times

Regional Processing Times

Program Title:	Regular Permanent	Reduction in Recruitment	H-2A	H-2B	Updated

Boston	Mar. 2002	July 2002	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
New York	May. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Philadelphia	May. 2002	Aug. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Atlanta	June. 2002	June. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Chicago	July 2002	Oct. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Dallas	Jan. 2000	June 2002	Nov. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Kansas City	N/A	N/A	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Denver	N/A	Oct. 2002	Nov. 2002	N/A	Jan. 2003
San Francisco	Sept. 2001	Jan. 2002	Nov. 2002	Oct. 2002	Jan. 2003
Seattle	July 2002	July 2002	Nov. 2002	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003

State Processing Times

BOSTON
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Connecticut	Sept. 1999	May. 2001	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Maine	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Dec.2002	Jan. 2003
Massachusetts	Sept. 2001	July. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
New Hampshire	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Rhode Island	Apr. 2001	Aug. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Vermont	Oct. 2002	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003

NEW YORK
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
New Jersey	Apr. 2001	Apr. 2001	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003
New York	May. 1999	Apr. 2001	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003
Puerto Rico	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virgin Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PHILADELPHIA
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Delaware	Sept. 2002	Sept. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
District of Columbia	Apr. 2001	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Maryland	Mar. 2001	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Philadelphia	Apr. 2001	May. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Harrisburg	Sept. 2001	Oct. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Pittsburg	June 2002	June 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Virginia	Apr. 2001	Oct. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
West Virginia	Sept. 2002	Sept. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003

ATLANTA
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Alabama	Apr. 2001	May. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Florida	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003
Georgia	Apr. 2001	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Kentucky	Apr. 2001	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Mississippi	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003
North Carolina	Apr. 2001	Sept. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
South Carolina	Apr. 2001	Sept. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Tennessee	Apr. 2001	July. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003

CHICAGO
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Illinois	Apr. 2001	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Indiana	Mar. 2001	Apr. 2001	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Michigan	Sept. 2000	Feb. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Minnesota	Apr. 2002	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Ohio	Dec. 2001	July. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Wisconsin	Apr. 2001	Oct. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003

DALLAS
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Arkansas	Mar. 2001	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Louisiana	Mar. 2001	July. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
New Mexico	Apr. 2001	Oct. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Oklahoma	Mar. 2001	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Texas	Apr. 2001	Aug 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003

KANSAS CITY
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Iowa	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Kansas	Aug. 2000	Feb. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Missouri	Apr. 2001	Oct. 2001	Sept. 2002	Jan. 2003
Nebraska	Feb. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003

DENVER
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Colorado	Apr. 2001	Feb. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Montana	Sept. 2002	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
North Dakota	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
South Dakota	Nov. 2002	N/A	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Utah	Apr. 2001	Oct. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Wyoming	Apr. 2001	N/A	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003

SAN FRANCISCO
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Arizona	Apr. 2001	Sept. 2002	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003
California	Apr. 2001	Feb. 2002	N/A	Jan. 2003
Guam	Apr. 2001	Oct. 2002	N/A	Jan. 2003
Hawaii	Mar. 2001	Apr. 2001	Dec. 2002	Jan. 2003
Nevada	Apr. 2001	Sept. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003

SEATTLE
Program Title:	Regular Permanent	RIR	H-2B	Date Updated
Alaska	Apr. 2001	N/A	Sept. 2002	Jan. 2003
Idaho	Apr. 2001	Apr. 2002	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003
Oregon	Apr. 2001	Nov. 2002	Nov. 2002	Jan. 2003
Washington	Apr. 2001	Oct. 2001	Jan. 2003	Jan. 2003

Taken from the United States Department of Labor Website, February 17, 2003 <http://ows.doleta.gov/foreign/times.asp>.

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