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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Colombia

Decisions
6,767
Approved
87.7%
Median certified wage
$50,566
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 653 199 32
FY2009 387 98 37
FY2010 687 106 26
FY2011 424 123 23
FY2012 297 105 17
FY2013 152 48 20
FY2014 360 36 17
FY2015 338 42 25
FY2016 449 46 23
FY2017 390 58 23
FY2018 507 62 30
FY2019 442 75 44
FY2020 476 93 45
FY2021 592 73 31
FY2022 576 68 86
FY2023 1,021 240 133

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Worksite states

  • Florida 2,087
  • Wisconsin 723
  • Texas 562
  • New York 458
  • California 371
  • Georgia 348
  • North Carolina 207
  • Virginia 153
  • Massachusetts 148
  • Utah 147

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 2,002
  • None 1,589
  • High School 1,407
  • Master's 1,035
  • Doctorate 326
  • Other 323
  • Associate's 84

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 1,861
  • NOT IN USA 707
  • F-1 591
  • L-1 485
  • B-2 481
  • E-2 181
  • J-1 107
  • B-1 63
  • F-2 53
  • O-1 39

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.