About PermTimes and our editorial policy

PermTimes explains the employment-based green card process with public government data. We built it because the official numbers are spread across three agencies and rarely explained.

Where our numbers come from

• Department of Labor (OFLC FLAG): PERM and prevailing wage processing times. We check every six hours and store each update.
• USCIS: median processing times and pending cases by form, from USCIS's quarterly service-wide report. We check for a new report daily.
• Visa bulletin: the employment-based chart USCIS accepts for adjustment of status each month, checked daily.
• Announcements: DOL foreign labor certification announcements and Federal Register rules, checked every six hours.

How we use automation

Data tables and estimates are calculated by code from the sources above, never written by an AI model. Our news updates are written by an AI model from those same sources, without an editor. Before an update goes live, software checks it: every number and date in the text must appear in the source data, and the article may not contain links or advice. If any check fails, the update is not published. Each article links to its source so you can verify it.

What we don't do

We are not a law firm and don't give legal advice or review individual cases. For advice about your situation, talk to a licensed immigration attorney.

Corrections

If you find an error, email corrections@permtimes.com. We fix confirmed errors and note the change on the page.