Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Syria
- Decisions
- 804
- Approved
- 94.3%
- Median certified wage
- $121,909
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 88 | 6 | 2 |
| FY2009 | 54 | 7 | 16 |
| FY2010 | 142 | 15 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 88 | 17 | 2 |
| FY2012 | 72 | 8 | 2 |
| FY2013 | 56 | 5 | 6 |
| FY2014 | 91 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2015 | 96 | 5 | 7 |
| FY2016 | 136 | 7 | 8 |
| FY2017 | 95 | 7 | 6 |
| FY2018 | 135 | 9 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 96 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 63 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 69 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Internists, General 122
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 120
- Software Developers, Applications 47
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 37
- Civil Engineers 25
- Software Developers, Systems Software 24
- Dentists, General 20
- Accountants and Auditors 19
- Chefs and Head Cooks 17
- Pediatricians, General 16
Worksite states
- California 122
- Michigan 64
- Texas 63
- Ohio 62
- Florida 46
- New York 41
- Illinois 40
- Massachusetts 34
- North Carolina 27
- Virginia 27
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 18
- Houston, TX 18
- Cleveland, OH 18
- Chicago, IL 14
- Detroit, MI 11
- Columbus, OH 10
- Washington, DC 10
- Los Angeles, CA 9
- Boston, MA 8
- San Francisco, CA 8
Industries
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 107
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 92
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS 622110) 91
- Offices of Dentists 34
- Offices of Physicians (NAICS 62111) 25
- Engineering Services 23
- Custom Computer Programming Services 17
- Computer Systems Design Services 13
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS 62211) 12
- Offices of Physicians (NAICS 6211) 12
Worker's education
- Other 355
- Bachelor's 162
- Master's 119
- None 93
- Doctorate 44
- High School 20
- Associate's 11
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 282
- TPS 206
- NOT IN USA 62
- F-1 55
- B-2 49
- J-1 36
- B-1 9
- L-1 7
- F-2 4
- PAROLEE 4
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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