Filing month
December 2025 PERM Backlog
Latest pending PERM Labor Certification applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor in December 2025, plus estimated wait time based on DOL OFLC data.
Pending cases
10,100
Total received
10,100
Pending share
100%
Where December 2025 sits in the queue
DOL is currently working through October 2024. There are 14 months ahead of December 2025, totaling 148,400 pending applications.
Est. 953 days until December 2025 becomes active
About the December 2025 PERM filing cohort
All PERM Labor Certification applications filed in December 2025 entered the DOL queue together. Within the month, applications are processed alphabetically by sponsor name, so an employer starting with "A" will generally be adjudicated weeks before a "Z" employer filed the same month. Use the calculator to estimate your specific place in line.
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