Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Nepal
- Decisions
- 10,020
- Approved
- 95.4%
- Median certified wage
- $67,424
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 292 | 41 | 10 |
| FY2009 | 213 | 33 | 14 |
| FY2010 | 542 | 47 | 23 |
| FY2011 | 439 | 46 | 30 |
| FY2012 | 433 | 68 | 28 |
| FY2013 | 288 | 35 | 28 |
| FY2014 | 544 | 39 | 32 |
| FY2015 | 658 | 34 | 31 |
| FY2016 | 901 | 39 | 46 |
| FY2017 | 703 | 30 | 17 |
| FY2018 | 906 | 39 | 46 |
| FY2019 | 864 | 42 | 36 |
| FY2020 | 721 | 52 | 45 |
| FY2021 | 1,002 | 24 | 74 |
| FY2022 | 1,063 | 71 | 102 |
| FY2023 | 1,580 | 66 | 68 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 1,791
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 771
- Computer Systems Analysts 522
- Helpers--Production Workers 438
- Cooks, Restaurant 392
- Civil Engineers 302
- Software Developers, Systems Software 293
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 284
- Computer Occupations, All Other 265
- Fast Food and Counter Workers 256
Worksite states
- Texas 1,694
- Virginia 664
- California 640
- Georgia 454
- New Jersey 436
- Missouri 408
- New York 394
- Florida 373
- Pennsylvania 352
- South Carolina 346
Worksite cities
- Irving, TX 726
- Pine Mountain Valley, GA 224
- Houston, TX 198
- New York, NY 195
- Philadelphia, PA 140
- Edison, NJ 124
- Tampa, FL 122
- Dallas, TX 110
- Chicago, IL 95
- Baltimore, MD 87
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 1,593
- Limited-Service Restaurants 1,194
- Computer Systems Design Services 514
- Full-Service Restaurants 473
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 338
- Engineering Services 335
- Poultry Processing 280
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 226
- Other Computer Related Services 223
- Food Services and Drinking Places 197
Worker's education
- None 3,293
- Master's 2,934
- Bachelor's 2,533
- Other 450
- Doctorate 448
- High School 277
- Associate's 85
Visa held when filed
- F-1 4,123
- H-1B 3,458
- TPS 655
- NOT IN USA 569
- F-2 137
- B-2 98
- L-1 73
- PAROLEE 57
- B-1 22
- J-1 21
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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