PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
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- withdrawn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. 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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
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: 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.