PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Brazil
- Decisions
- 18,069
- Approved
- 90.5%
- Median certified wage
- $62,941
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. DOL printed the worker's citizenship on its old form, so the series runs FY2008 to FY2023; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry it.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2008 | 763 | 234 | 21 |
| FY2009 | 414 | 134 | 53 |
| FY2010 | 847 | 165 | 42 |
| FY2011 | 508 | 168 | 24 |
| FY2012 | 398 | 83 | 18 |
| FY2013 | 230 | 49 | 17 |
| FY2014 | 458 | 46 | 35 |
| FY2015 | 533 | 39 | 28 |
| FY2016 | 929 | 52 | 30 |
| FY2017 | 1,030 | 107 | 42 |
| FY2018 | 1,499 | 109 | 77 |
| FY2019 | 1,523 | 142 | 125 |
| FY2020 | 1,653 | 217 | 102 |
| FY2021 | 2,193 | 143 | 105 |
| FY2022 | 2,010 | 230 | 169 |
| FY2023 | 2,541 | 385 | 190 |
Top sponsors
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 298
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 286
- GOOGLE LLC 222
- ORION TRAVEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 207
- ABBYLAND FOODS, INC 174
- IH SERVICES, INC 169
- FOGO DE CHAO HOLDINGS INC. 156
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 120
- FACEBOOK, INC. 105
- CITIBANK, N.A 87
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 890
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 688
- Nannies 609
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 601
- Mechanical Engineers 542
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 484
- Computer Systems Analysts 471
- Software Developers, Systems Software 428
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 393
- Helpers--Production Workers 383
Worksite states
- Florida 4,120
- California 1,888
- Massachusetts 1,507
- New York 1,227
- Texas 1,136
- Georgia 826
- Michigan 763
- Washington 554
- South Carolina 547
- New Jersey 474
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 800
- Orlando, FL 748
- Miami, FL 555
- San Francisco, CA 313
- Houston, TX 303
- Seattle, WA 267
- Warren, MI 264
- Hyannis, MA 238
- Redmond, WA 216
- Boca Raton, FL 200
Industries
- Janitorial Services 909
- Full-Service Restaurants 619
- Limited-Service Restaurants 601
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 533
- Private Households 494
- Custom Computer Programming Services 433
- Automobile Manufacturing 391
- Computer Systems Design Services 367
- Poultry Processing 302
- Software Publishers 291
Worker's education
- None 6,327
- Bachelor's 6,283
- High School 2,195
- Master's 1,761
- Other 591
- Doctorate 564
- Associate's 347
Visa held when filed
- L-1 4,167
- H-1B 2,992
- F-1 2,927
- B-2 1,624
- NOT IN USA 1,141
- F-2 824
- J-1 259
- O-1 145
- B-1 91
- E-2 87
DOL printed the worker's citizenship, education and visa on its old form, and the last cases filed on it were decided in FY2024; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. So these pages describe FY2008 to FY2023 (years) and FY2016 to FY2024 (everything else).
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.