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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

Decisions
292
Approved
94.2%
Median certified wage
$45,198
Years
FY2016 to FY2026

Year by year

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2016 25 2 0
FY2017 17 0 0
FY2018 22 1 0
FY2019 8 1 2
FY2020 12 1 0
FY2021 22 2 3
FY2022 8 2 1
FY2023 22 2 1
FY2024 26 3 5
FY2025 36 2 2
FY2026 62 0 2

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Janitorial Services 36
  • Landscaping Services 23
  • Engineering Services 20
  • Full-Service Restaurants 14
  • Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) 10
  • Nail Salons 8
  • Computer Systems Design Services 7
  • Limited-Service Restaurants 7
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 7
  • Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 7

Countries of citizenship

  • India 42
  • Mexico 29
  • South Korea 19
  • Philippines 11
  • Germany 8
  • China 7
  • Canada 5
  • Thailand 4
  • Brazil 3
  • Nepal 3

Worker's education

  • Master's 61
  • None 36
  • High School 29
  • Bachelor's 28
  • Doctorate 10
  • Associate's 8
  • Other 7

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 64
  • NOT IN USA 17
  • H-2B 17
  • F-1 16
  • B-2 14
  • E-2 8
  • E-3 4
  • EWI 4
  • H-3 3
  • TPS 2

The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.