Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Nigeria
- Decisions
- 4,210
- Approved
- 90.3%
- Median certified wage
- $85,415
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 174 | 54 | 13 |
| FY2009 | 113 | 20 | 22 |
| FY2010 | 295 | 55 | 12 |
| FY2011 | 199 | 34 | 8 |
| FY2012 | 197 | 27 | 5 |
| FY2013 | 123 | 12 | 9 |
| FY2014 | 225 | 21 | 14 |
| FY2015 | 255 | 12 | 11 |
| FY2016 | 288 | 18 | 10 |
| FY2017 | 232 | 19 | 10 |
| FY2018 | 333 | 16 | 22 |
| FY2019 | 290 | 27 | 12 |
| FY2020 | 296 | 22 | 15 |
| FY2021 | 348 | 18 | 27 |
| FY2022 | 521 | 60 | 25 |
| FY2023 | 629 | 121 | 114 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1014) 520
- Software Developers, Applications 342
- Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131) 245
- Internists, General 154
- Computer Systems Analysts 150
- Accountants and Auditors 127
- Software Developers, Systems Software 115
- Materials Engineers 111
- Computer Occupations, All Other 101
- Management Analysts 87
Worksite states
- Texas 517
- Ohio 481
- California 409
- Washington 263
- New York 249
- Georgia 227
- Illinois 163
- Oregon 135
- Tennessee 127
- Virginia 126
Worksite cities
- Cincinnati, OH 386
- Houston, TX 154
- New York, NY 150
- Redmond, WA 134
- Hillsboro, OR 117
- Seattle, WA 97
- Dallas, TX 74
- Austin, TX 74
- Mountain View, CA 57
- Murfreesboro, TN 57
Industries
- Home Health Care Services 495
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 294
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 205
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 204
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 180
- Computer Systems Design Services 160
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 155
- Software Publishers 132
- Custom Computer Programming Services 123
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 115
Worker's education
- Master's 1,569
- Bachelor's 1,152
- Other 434
- None 288
- Doctorate 280
- High School 249
- Associate's 237
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,923
- F-1 869
- NOT IN USA 639
- B-2 86
- L-1 83
- F-2 33
- B-1 18
- J-1 16
- PAROLEE 12
- O-1 8
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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