Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Germany
- Decisions
- 4,672
- Approved
- 95.3%
- Median certified wage
- $114,400
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 430 | 52 | 21 |
| FY2009 | 275 | 37 | 26 |
| FY2010 | 666 | 63 | 20 |
| FY2011 | 447 | 68 | 23 |
| FY2012 | 423 | 42 | 24 |
| FY2013 | 241 | 34 | 14 |
| FY2014 | 472 | 22 | 30 |
| FY2015 | 493 | 31 | 23 |
| FY2016 | 642 | 17 | 26 |
| FY2017 | 518 | 32 | 19 |
| FY2018 | 652 | 33 | 22 |
| FY2019 | 503 | 28 | 17 |
| FY2020 | 440 | 20 | 26 |
| FY2021 | 550 | 18 | 14 |
| FY2022 | 355 | 21 | 13 |
| FY2023 | 314 | 23 | 22 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 325
- Software Developers, Systems Software 268
- Computer Systems Analysts 195
- Mechanical Engineers 194
- Marketing Managers 176
- Management Analysts 158
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 139
- Financial Analysts 126
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 113
- General and Operations Managers 112
Worksite states
- California 1,311
- New York 594
- Michigan 290
- Florida 253
- Washington 191
- Texas 191
- Georgia 171
- Illinois 169
- Massachusetts 151
- North Carolina 127
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 483
- San Francisco, CA 202
- Mountain View, CA 120
- Cupertino, CA 105
- Seattle, WA 89
- Chicago, IL 88
- Palo Alto, CA 87
- Redmond, WA 80
- Los Angeles, CA 71
- Menlo Park, CA 64
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 561
- Computer Systems Design Services 245
- Custom Computer Programming Services 163
- Engineering Services 156
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 148
- Automobile Manufacturing 140
- Software Publishers 137
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 126
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 112
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 98
Worker's education
- Master's 1,548
- Bachelor's 1,095
- Doctorate 907
- None 534
- Other 374
- High School 157
- Associate's 52
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,732
- L-1 1,242
- E-2 739
- E-1 199
- F-1 171
- O-1 116
- NOT IN USA 103
- J-1 59
- L-2 18
- B-2 13
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 through Jun 30, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
The sources in full
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
What this data includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
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