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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

PERM cases for citizens of Portugal

Decisions
919
Approved
92.3%
Median certified wage
$96,574
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 87 34 1
FY2009 46 10 5
FY2010 102 16 2
FY2011 70 20 2
FY2012 69 16 1
FY2013 31 6 2
FY2014 51 3 4
FY2015 82 8 2
FY2016 86 7 3
FY2017 91 7 8
FY2018 103 5 3
FY2019 123 11 5
FY2020 114 8 6
FY2021 107 6 6
FY2022 61 3 3
FY2023 67 15 1

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Worksite states

  • Florida 166
  • California 159
  • New York 138
  • Texas 54
  • Massachusetts 51
  • Washington 48
  • New Jersey 45
  • Illinois 21
  • North Carolina 19
  • Georgia 19

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Industries

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 252
  • None 243
  • Master's 242
  • Doctorate 96
  • High School 37
  • Other 34
  • Associate's 15

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 300
  • L-1 283
  • NOT IN USA 75
  • F-1 62
  • O-1 24
  • E-2 12
  • VWT 11
  • L-2 10
  • J-1 9
  • B-2 7

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.