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H-1B Processing Times

Departments should submit H-1B requests to ISSS six months in advance of the H-1B worker's intended start date.

Action

Authority

Processing Time

Department submits visa request in iTerp Employee completes e-forms for data collection

Department/Employee

1 - 3 weeks

ISSS conducts a prevailing wage determination

ISSS

2 - 3 weeks

ISSS files a Labor Condition Application electronically and posts the LCA

U.S. Department of Labor

10 days

Department prepares letters of support and requests checks from Working Fund

Department

Varies

ISSS files the H-1B petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

3-5 months with regular processing
15 business days with premium processing

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