PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Hong Kong
- Decisions
- 1,528
- Approved
- 92.9%
- Median certified wage
- $80,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 158 | 12 | 4 |
| FY2009 | 73 | 5 | 9 |
| FY2010 | 202 | 9 | 6 |
| FY2011 | 141 | 23 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 99 | 10 | 9 |
| FY2013 | 64 | 6 | 2 |
| FY2014 | 100 | 5 | 7 |
| FY2015 | 119 | 3 | 6 |
| FY2016 | 188 | 10 | 19 |
| FY2017 | 172 | 12 | 19 |
| FY2018 | 203 | 14 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 133 | 16 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 141 | 14 | 9 |
| FY2021 | 148 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 126 | 11 | 8 |
| FY2023 | 137 | 14 | 7 |
Top sponsors
- GOOGLE LLC 61
- LABOR GUYS, LLC 47
- Defender Services, Inc. 44
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 42
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 32
- MUY BRANDS, LLC 28
- FACEBOOK, INC. 27
- MUY HAMBURGER PARTNERS, LLC 24
- APPLE INC. 23
- US Waffle Company, Inc. 22
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 146
- Software Developers, Systems Software 91
- Accountants and Auditors 75
- Helpers--Production Workers 73
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 66
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 59
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 52
- Statisticians 48
- Financial Analysts 47
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 44
Worksite states
- California 528
- New York 171
- Washington 111
- Texas 74
- North Carolina 60
- South Carolina 55
- Ohio 46
- New Jersey 45
- Illinois 43
- Florida 42
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 131
- San Francisco, CA 66
- Seattle, WA 63
- Mountain View, CA 61
- Greenville, SC 35
- Los Angeles, CA 33
- Redmond, WA 30
- Chicago, IL 28
- Gastonia, NC 27
- San Jose, CA 25
Industries
- Computer Systems Design Services 79
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 70
- Janitorial Services 67
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 61
- Food Services and Drinking Places 52
- Custom Computer Programming Services 50
- Temporary Help Services 50
- Limited-Service Restaurants 47
- Poultry Processing 42
- Meat Processed from Carcasses 39
Worker's education
- Master's 483
- Bachelor's 457
- None 369
- Doctorate 131
- High School 49
- Other 32
- Associate's 7
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 718
- F-1 196
- NOT IN USA 177
- L-1 98
- B-2 25
- O-1 13
- F-2 4
- TN 4
- H-4 3
- P-1 2
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.