A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC

988 Green card sponsorships · 2,915 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2020
Filing volume Top 0.1% 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
566,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2020
0.17% Green-card sponsorship rate 988 green-card filings / 566,000 employees · FY2010–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 headcount
0.52% Work-visa filing rate 2,915 work-visa filings / 566,000 employees · FY2010–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 headcount
0.69% Visa filings vs workforce 3,903 filings / 566,000 employees · FY2010–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 566,000 U.S. employees
  • 56% Green-card filings certified 549 of 988 green-card filings · last filed May 2020 · FY2010–FY2020
    7 Green-card filings denied of 988 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2020 filings
    23 Green-card filings withdrawn of 988 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2020 filings
    #15 Green-card + work-visa filings 3,903 filings · last May 2020 · #15 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2020
    0.69% Visa filings vs workforce 3,903 filings / 566,000 employees · FY2010–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 self-reported headcount
    -97% Trend vs last year FY2020 6 vs FY2019 226
    #15 Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 3,903 filings · #15 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2020
    Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 3,903 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2020
    988 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2020
    2,915 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2020
    Top 93% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 1,049 filings / 566,000 employees (2020, self-reported) · Top 93% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2020
    Top 97% Green-card filings per employee, Retail Trade 988 filings / 566,000 employees (2020, self-reported) · Top 97% of 7,191 in Retail Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2020
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.4%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

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 →

Certified

549

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 ↗ approvals

Expired

409

42.7% rate

Denied

7

0.7% rate

Withdrawn

23

2.3% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 2 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 34 filingsFY2013 Q1: 43 filingsFY2015 Q1: 37 filingsFY2015 Q2: 19 filingsFY2015 Q3: 15 filingsFY2015 Q4: 17 filingsFY2016 Q1: 36 filingsFY2016 Q2: 21 filingsFY2016 Q3: 89 filingsFY2016 Q4: 28 filingsFY2017 Q1: 22 filingsFY2017 Q2: 19 filingsFY2017 Q3: 45 filingsFY2017 Q4: 49 filingsFY2018 Q1: 13 filingsFY2018 Q2: 55 filingsFY2018 Q3: 75 filingsFY2018 Q4: 134 filingsFY2019 Q1: 226 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q2: 4 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filings0113226FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC applied to sponsor 988 workers for green cards between 2010 and 2020. 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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