Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Russia
- Decisions
- 5,638
- Approved
- 95.3%
- Median certified wage
- $105,851
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 303 | 61 | 19 |
| FY2009 | 194 | 30 | 16 |
| FY2010 | 496 | 50 | 18 |
| FY2011 | 334 | 32 | 17 |
| FY2012 | 368 | 30 | 13 |
| FY2013 | 204 | 27 | 21 |
| FY2014 | 559 | 14 | 24 |
| FY2015 | 520 | 27 | 26 |
| FY2016 | 772 | 26 | 23 |
| FY2017 | 567 | 38 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 873 | 28 | 34 |
| FY2019 | 617 | 32 | 22 |
| FY2020 | 570 | 17 | 13 |
| FY2021 | 633 | 24 | 21 |
| FY2022 | 460 | 36 | 35 |
| FY2023 | 381 | 24 | 22 |
Top sponsors
- EPAM SYSTEMS, INC 364
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 209
- GOOGLE LLC 152
- LUXOFT USA INC. 136
- INTEL CORPORATION 129
- FACEBOOK, INC. 73
- GRID DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL 60
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 57
- ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 56
- GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC. 52
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 1,503
- Software Developers, Systems Software 864
- Computer Systems Analysts 230
- Computer Occupations, All Other 198
- Accountants and Auditors 129
- Financial Analysts 123
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 119
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 114
- Management Analysts 112
- Software Developers 87
Worksite states
- California 1,862
- New York 642
- Washington 430
- Pennsylvania 405
- Florida 297
- Massachusetts 285
- Illinois 230
- Texas 228
- New Jersey 162
- Virginia 102
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 480
- Newtown, PA 311
- San Francisco, CA 250
- Redmond, WA 196
- Seattle, WA 170
- Mountain View, CA 162
- San Ramon, CA 137
- Santa Clara, CA 130
- San Jose, CA 123
- Chicago, IL 105
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 1,076
- Computer Systems Design Services 400
- Software Publishers (NAICS 511210) 295
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 203
- Software Publishers (NAICS 51121) 192
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 143
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 134
- Other Computer Related Services 112
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 109
- Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 92
Worker's education
- Master's 3,495
- Bachelor's 1,023
- Doctorate 410
- None 402
- Other 144
- High School 120
- Associate's 44
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 2,255
- L-1 1,673
- F-1 434
- B-2 266
- NOT IN USA 194
- O-1 105
- J-1 82
- L-2 31
- F-2 27
- B-1 23
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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