PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Saudi Arabia
- Decisions
- 413
- Approved
- 90.5%
- Median certified wage
- $90,548
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2015 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 42 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 39 | 6 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 58 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 44 | 5 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 43 | 6 | 2 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 60
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 26
- Software Developers, Systems Software 18
- Computer Systems Analysts 15
- Electrical Engineers 13
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 9
- Mechanical Engineers 9
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 8
- Industrial Engineers 8
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8
Worksite states
- California 81
- Texas 30
- Florida 26
- New York 20
- Illinois 19
- Michigan 19
- Virginia 17
- Washington 16
- Oregon 13
- Kansas 12
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 14
- San Francisco, CA 10
- Chicago, IL 8
- Houston, TX 8
- Mountain View, CA 6
- Santa Clara, CA 6
- Redmond, WA 6
- Los Angeles, CA 6
- Atlanta, GA 5
- Philadelphia, PA 5
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 46
- Custom Computer Programming Services 23
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 23
- Computer Systems Design Services 19
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 19
- Engineering Services 11
- Software Publishers 10
- Offices of Dentists 10
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 7
- Offices of Physicians 7
Worker's education
- Master's 143
- Bachelor's 126
- Other 65
- Doctorate 48
- High School 15
- None 14
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 228
- F-1 128
- NOT IN USA 12
- B-2 9
- F-2 8
- O-1 3
- L-1 2
- G-4 1
- J-1 1
- PAROLEE 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.