Official PERM Certifications For FY2019 Quarter 2

Official PERM Certifications For FY2019 Quarter 2

FY2019 Quarter 2

Country/Group --- Q1 ------- Q2 ------- Q3 ------- Q4 ---- Total ----- %
CHINA -------- 1,839 ---- 2,393 -------- 0 -------- 0 ---- 4,232 --- 11.44%
INDIA -------- 8,081 --- 11,861 -------- 0 -------- 0 --- 19,942 --- 53.90%
MEXICO --------- 678 ------ 675 -------- 0 -------- 0 ---- 1,353 ---- 3.66%
PHILIPPINES ---- 246 ------ 307 -------- 0 -------- 0 ------ 553 ---- 1.49%
ROW ---------- 4,886 ---- 6,034 -------- 0 -------- 0 --- 10,920 --- 29.51%

Grand Total - 15,730 --- 21,270 -------- 0 -------- 0 --- 37,000 -- 100.00%


Also shown (for reference) are the figures for Quarter 2 for FY2015 to FY2018

Country/Group - FY2019 ---- FY2018 ---- FY2017 ---- FY2016 ---- FY2015
CHINA ---------- 4,232 ----- 4,118 ----- 4,126 ----- 5,054 ----- 3,068
INDIA --------- 19,942 ---- 17,965 ---- 24,556 ---- 30,982 ---- 21,718
MEXICO --------- 1,353 ----- 1,060 ----- 1,011 ----- 1,104 ------- 678
PHILIPPINES ------ 553 ------- 499 ------- 666 ----- 1,045 ------- 648
ROW ----------- 10,920 ---- 12,680 ---- 14,349 ---- 17,871 ---- 10,233

Grand Total --- 37,000 ---- 36,322 ---- 44,708 ---- 56,056 ---- 36,345


Up to FY2019 Quarter 2 there were:

Certifications -- 37,000
Denied ----------- 2,745
Withdrawn -------- 1,793

Processed ------- 41,538


PERM Received --- 51,856


Backlog increased by 331 from 34,287 at the end of FY2019 Q1 to 34,618 (0.97% increase) at the end of FY2019 Q2.

I have updated the PERM figures in the FACTS & DATA section to reflect the situation as at the end of FY2019 Q2.