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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Nicaragua

Decisions
257
Approved
81.5%
Median certified wage
$47,920
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 20 6 1
FY2009 11 3 1
FY2010 19 3 1
FY2011 13 9 0
FY2012 13 6 1
FY2013 8 1 1
FY2014 6 1 0
FY2015 18 2 0
FY2016 23 5 0
FY2017 14 3 0
FY2018 28 6 3
FY2019 25 7 2
FY2020 26 7 1
FY2021 20 4 0
FY2022 27 6 1
FY2023 18 4 2

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Worksite states

  • Florida 85
  • Texas 26
  • Louisiana 19
  • California 14
  • New York 11
  • Georgia 9
  • Maryland 9
  • Virginia 8
  • North Carolina 8
  • Massachusetts 6

Worksite cities

  • Miami, FL 26
  • Doral, FL 8
  • Jennings, LA 8
  • Houston, TX 6
  • San Juan, PR 5
  • Kissimmee, FL 4
  • Myrtle Beach, SC 4
  • Hollywood, FL 4
  • Macon, GA 4
  • Redmond, WA 3

Industries

  • Apiculture 18
  • Private Households 12
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 9
  • Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 8
  • Roofing Contractors 5
  • Offices of Dentists 5
  • Software Publishers 4
  • General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance 4
  • Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 4
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 3

Worker's education

  • None 80
  • Bachelor's 70
  • High School 45
  • Master's 34
  • Other 17
  • Doctorate 9
  • Associate's 2

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 63
  • B-2 24
  • NOT IN USA 22
  • H-2A 19
  • F-1 13
  • TPS 13
  • L-1 6
  • EWI 6
  • B-1 4
  • H-2B 3

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.