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PERM by the worker's country of citizenship

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  • withdrawn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. 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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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

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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

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Industries

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: 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.