PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Iran
- Decisions
- 5,423
- Approved
- 92.7%
- Median certified wage
- $75,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 225 | 39 | 15 |
| FY2009 | 144 | 18 | 19 |
| FY2010 | 303 | 27 | 10 |
| FY2011 | 165 | 44 | 13 |
| FY2012 | 220 | 29 | 17 |
| FY2013 | 126 | 14 | 15 |
| FY2014 | 289 | 13 | 16 |
| FY2015 | 479 | 22 | 35 |
| FY2016 | 979 | 41 | 64 |
| FY2017 | 727 | 48 | 87 |
| FY2018 | 805 | 102 | 31 |
| FY2019 | 498 | 44 | 32 |
| FY2020 | 407 | 25 | 18 |
| FY2021 | 382 | 16 | 11 |
| FY2022 | 304 | 19 | 18 |
| FY2023 | 316 | 54 | 30 |
Top sponsors
- Defender Services, Inc. 315
- PURE BEAUTY FARMS, INC 103
- GOOGLE LLC 97
- MUY PIZZA HOUSTON, LLC 84
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 82
- MUY PIZZA SOUTHEAST LLC 81
- LABOR GUYS, LLC 79
- CLEANERS OF AMERICA CORPORATION 66
- HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC. 49
- CORPORATE GREEN, LLC 44
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 404
- Civil Engineers 322
- Software Developers, Systems Software 235
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 234
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 199
- Statisticians 198
- Cooks, Fast Food 179
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 162
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 162
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 149
Worksite states
- California 1,472
- Texas 531
- North Carolina 400
- Florida 268
- New York 261
- Virginia 211
- Massachusetts 176
- Washington 162
- South Carolina 152
- Illinois 141
Worksite cities
- Gastonia, NC 186
- New York, NY 169
- Los Angeles, CA 120
- San Francisco, CA 113
- Miami, FL 113
- Houston, TX 103
- Hendersonville, NC 103
- Redmond, WA 83
- Irvine, CA 79
- San Jose, CA 79
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 637
- Janitorial Services 456
- Engineering Services 410
- Food Services and Drinking Places 239
- Custom Computer Programming Services 186
- Architectural Services 169
- Computer Systems Design Services 149
- Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production 102
- Software Publishers 101
- Poultry Processing 87
Worker's education
- Master's 1,886
- None 1,399
- Doctorate 1,243
- Bachelor's 520
- High School 189
- Other 156
- Associate's 30
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,895
- F-1 1,393
- NOT IN USA 896
- B-2 49
- F-2 37
- O-1 30
- L-1 28
- J-1 19
- PAROLEE 15
- J-2 10
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.