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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Norway

Decisions
222
Approved
95.4%
Median certified wage
$124,000
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 30 3 0
FY2009 10 2 0
FY2010 23 4 1
FY2011 22 3 1
FY2012 15 1 1
FY2013 11 0 0
FY2014 20 0 0
FY2015 19 0 1
FY2016 32 2 1
FY2017 18 0 0
FY2018 28 0 1
FY2019 21 1 1
FY2020 34 3 0
FY2021 26 1 0
FY2022 16 0 2
FY2023 17 1 1

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Worksite states

  • California 73
  • Texas 39
  • New York 27
  • Washington 17
  • Florida 11
  • Ohio 5
  • Virginia 5
  • Illinois 5
  • Massachusetts 5
  • Indiana 4

Worksite cities

  • New York, NY 24
  • Houston, TX 21
  • San Francisco, CA 16
  • Seattle, WA 10
  • Austin, TX 9
  • Mountain View, CA 8
  • Cupertino, CA 8
  • Palo Alto, CA 6
  • Redmond, WA 6
  • Los Angeles, CA 4

Industries

  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 19
  • Computer Systems Design Services 12
  • Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations 12
  • Electronic Computer Manufacturing 11
  • Custom Computer Programming Services 9
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 9
  • Software Publishers 7
  • Software Publishers 6
  • Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 5
  • Other Computer Related Services 4

Worker's education

  • Master's 80
  • Bachelor's 72
  • None 28
  • Doctorate 19
  • Other 12
  • High School 10
  • Associate's 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 107
  • L-1 59
  • F-1 16
  • E-2 9
  • L-2 4
  • NOT IN USA 4
  • O-1 3
  • J-1 2
  • O-2 1
  • B-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.