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 |