WA STATE DEPT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

5 Green card sponsorships · 10 Temporary work filings · Government · FY2008–FY2018
Filing volume Top 21% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
15,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2018
0.033% Green-card sponsorship rate 5 green-card filings / 15,000 employees · FY2008–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount
0.067% Work-visa filing rate 10 work-visa filings / 15,000 employees · FY2008–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount
0.10% Visa filings vs workforce 15 filings / 15,000 employees · FY2008–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Government · est. 15,000 U.S. employees
  • 0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 5 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2018 filings
    40% Green-card filings certified 2 of 5 green-card filings · last filed Aug 2018 · FY2008–FY2018
    Aug 2018 Last filing
    0.10% Visa filings vs workforce 15 filings / 15,000 employees · FY2008–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 self-reported headcount
    Top 23% Green-card + work-visa filings 15 filings · last Aug 2018 · Top 23% of 806 in Government · Top 21% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2018
    Top 21% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 15 filings · Top 21% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2018
    5 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2018
    10 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2018
    Top 95% Green-card filings per employee, Government 5 filings / 15,000 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 95% of 373 in Government with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2018
    Top 97% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Government 5 filings / 15,000 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 97% of 373 in Government reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2018
    Top 99% Green-card filings per employee, all US 5 filings / 15,000 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 99% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2018
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Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

2 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2018
3 Expired 60.0% rate · FY2008–FY2018
0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2008–FY2018
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2008–FY2018

Filings over time

How many green card applications WA STATE DEPT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filings012FY2008FY2016FY2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WA STATE DEPT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES applied to sponsor 5 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2018. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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