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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Kenya

Decisions
1,268
Approved
85.4%
Median certified wage
$56,576
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 136 29 2
FY2009 79 18 19
FY2010 182 14 9
FY2011 117 29 7
FY2012 104 13 6
FY2013 46 4 4
FY2014 88 9 5
FY2015 92 11 9
FY2016 101 11 4
FY2017 74 10 4
FY2018 74 2 2
FY2019 55 6 4
FY2020 52 4 3
FY2021 55 4 5
FY2022 86 14 2
FY2023 176 90 51

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Worksite states

  • Florida 194
  • Ohio 94
  • Texas 93
  • California 91
  • Georgia 86
  • Tennessee 59
  • Massachusetts 56
  • New York 56
  • North Carolina 55
  • Washington 46

Worksite cities

Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 437
  • Master's 251
  • Associate's 193
  • High School 175
  • Doctorate 97
  • Other 68
  • None 47

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 470
  • NOT IN USA 188
  • F-1 110
  • L-1 31
  • B-2 19
  • F-2 9
  • B-1 8
  • J-1 2
  • O-1 2
  • E-2 1

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.