Updated
PERM cases for citizens of United Kingdom
- Decisions
- 9,224
- Approved
- 93.8%
- Median certified wage
- $120,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 913 | 132 | 45 |
| FY2009 | 636 | 73 | 68 |
| FY2010 | 1,338 | 138 | 55 |
| FY2011 | 841 | 134 | 41 |
| FY2012 | 790 | 119 | 45 |
| FY2013 | 502 | 82 | 57 |
| FY2014 | 942 | 63 | 63 |
| FY2015 | 959 | 75 | 66 |
| FY2016 | 1,383 | 78 | 44 |
| FY2017 | 973 | 99 | 32 |
| FY2018 | 1,267 | 73 | 44 |
| FY2019 | 981 | 54 | 39 |
| FY2020 | 896 | 59 | 35 |
| FY2021 | 953 | 50 | 44 |
| FY2022 | 708 | 45 | 42 |
| FY2023 | 625 | 53 | 51 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 667
- Marketing Managers 473
- Software Developers, Systems Software 393
- Computer Systems Analysts 380
- Financial Analysts 318
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 292
- Financial Managers 278
- Management Analysts 275
- General and Operations Managers 266
- Computer Occupations, All Other 205
Worksite states
- California 2,280
- New York 1,974
- Texas 762
- Florida 581
- Washington 411
- Massachusetts 352
- Illinois 305
- New Jersey 233
- North Carolina 193
- Georgia 180
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 1,737
- San Francisco, CA 454
- Houston, TX 315
- Chicago, IL 195
- Los Angeles, CA 191
- Cupertino, CA 182
- Seattle, WA 176
- Redmond, WA 176
- Mountain View, CA 117
- Boston, MA 108
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 509
- Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 448
- Custom Computer Programming Services 431
- Computer Systems Design Services 363
- Software Publishers (NAICS 511210) 332
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 242
- Engineering Services 227
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 199
- Software Publishers (NAICS 51121) 164
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 139
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 4,355
- Master's 1,605
- None 1,409
- Other 718
- Doctorate 708
- High School 322
- Associate's 107
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 3,436
- L-1 3,104
- E-2 808
- NOT IN USA 319
- O-1 310
- F-1 184
- J-1 135
- L-2 47
- P-1 46
- H-2B 28
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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