PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Sri Lanka
- Decisions
- 1,634
- Approved
- 93.5%
- Median certified wage
- $80,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 131 | 18 | 5 |
| FY2009 | 91 | 13 | 7 |
| FY2010 | 214 | 22 | 4 |
| FY2011 | 151 | 25 | 5 |
| FY2012 | 126 | 8 | 6 |
| FY2013 | 72 | 10 | 10 |
| FY2014 | 123 | 14 | 8 |
| FY2015 | 160 | 9 | 8 |
| FY2016 | 192 | 8 | 10 |
| FY2017 | 150 | 17 | 9 |
| FY2018 | 236 | 24 | 7 |
| FY2019 | 167 | 10 | 10 |
| FY2020 | 159 | 12 | 9 |
| FY2021 | 151 | 6 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 125 | 5 | 11 |
| FY2023 | 136 | 10 | 14 |
Top sponsors
- VIRTUSA CORPORATION 152
- INTEL CORPORATION 80
- GOOGLE LLC 15
- WSO2 INC 14
- PURE BEAUTY FARMS, INC 14
- CARBON ACTIVATED CORP. 12
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY 11
- LABREES INC. 11
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 10
- HIMNEL FONTANA INC. 9
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 206
- Computer Systems Analysts 96
- Computer Occupations, All Other 79
- Materials Engineers 77
- Software Developers, Systems Software 77
- Mechanical Engineers 46
- Civil Engineers 42
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 40
- Cooks, Restaurant 37
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 35
Worksite states
- California 270
- Massachusetts 185
- New York 123
- Texas 113
- Maryland 101
- Oregon 81
- Virginia 51
- New Jersey 50
- Florida 45
- Illinois 40
Worksite cities
- Southborough, MA 124
- Hillsboro, OR 69
- New York, NY 50
- Houston, TX 36
- Washington, DC 35
- Mountain View, CA 32
- Rockville, MD 23
- Bethesda, MD 20
- Wichita, KS 18
- Miami, FL 17
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 279
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 151
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 81
- Computer Systems Design Services 62
- Engineering Services 56
- Child Care Services 39
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 31
- Other Computer Related Services 27
- Private Households 24
- Limited-Service Restaurants 22
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 526
- Master's 404
- Doctorate 264
- None 215
- Other 109
- High School 83
- Associate's 33
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 751
- F-1 322
- L-1 164
- NOT IN USA 90
- A1/A2 64
- B-2 24
- J-1 15
- O-1 11
- E-2 8
- F-2 8
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.