Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Pakistan
- Decisions
- 10,405
- Approved
- 90.9%
- Median certified wage
- $72,343
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 886 | 139 | 29 |
| FY2009 | 451 | 67 | 40 |
| FY2010 | 1,211 | 116 | 47 |
| FY2011 | 877 | 146 | 42 |
| FY2012 | 673 | 130 | 42 |
| FY2013 | 412 | 62 | 33 |
| FY2014 | 749 | 59 | 50 |
| FY2015 | 734 | 57 | 34 |
| FY2016 | 1,081 | 83 | 46 |
| FY2017 | 916 | 84 | 52 |
| FY2018 | 1,145 | 82 | 46 |
| FY2019 | 927 | 75 | 40 |
| FY2020 | 832 | 60 | 48 |
| FY2021 | 945 | 61 | 39 |
| FY2022 | 851 | 100 | 83 |
| FY2023 | 1,083 | 222 | 137 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 928
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 774
- Internists, General 654
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 363
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 312
- Accountants and Auditors 307
- Computer Systems Analysts 302
- Software Developers, Systems Software 302
- Electrical Engineers 233
- Cooks, Restaurant 196
Worksite states
- Texas 2,713
- California 963
- Virginia 608
- New York 559
- Georgia 501
- Illinois 411
- New Jersey 399
- Florida 334
- Pennsylvania 330
- Washington 325
Worksite cities
- Houston, TX 1,003
- Dallas, TX 240
- New York, NY 223
- Seattle, WA 143
- San Francisco, CA 112
- Atlanta, GA 109
- Irving, TX 108
- Chicago, IL 107
- Austin, TX 100
- Plano, TX 95
Industries
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 948
- Custom Computer Programming Services 861
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 554
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 531
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 335
- Limited-Service Restaurants 268
- Engineering Services 264
- Computer Systems Design Services 223
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 182
- Convenience Stores 173
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 2,684
- None 2,587
- Master's 2,207
- Other 1,468
- High School 833
- Associate's 356
- Doctorate 270
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 3,826
- F-1 1,408
- NOT IN USA 1,044
- B-2 742
- E-2 302
- L-1 218
- J-1 79
- F-2 78
- B-1 60
- A1/A2 49
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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