Subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC

AMAZON FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC.

1,142 Green card sponsorships · 1,166 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2019
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
341,400 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2019
0.33% Green-card sponsorship rate 1,142 green-card filings / 341,400 employees · FY2010–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
0.34% Work-visa filing rate 1,166 work-visa filings / 341,400 employees · FY2010–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
0.68% Visa filings vs workforce 2,308 filings / 341,400 employees · FY2010–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 341,400 U.S. employees
  • 95% Green-card filings certified 1,090 of 1,142 green-card filings · last filed Sep 2018 · FY2010–FY2019
    11 Green-card filings denied of 1,142 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2019 filings
    16 Green-card filings withdrawn of 1,142 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2019 filings
    #16 Green-card + work-visa filings 2,308 filings · last Sep 2018 · #16 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2019
    0.68% Visa filings vs workforce 2,308 filings / 341,400 employees · FY2010–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 self-reported headcount
    -99% Trend vs last year FY2019 13 vs FY2018 1,104
    #16 Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 2,308 filings · #16 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2019
    Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,308 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2019
    1,142 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2019
    1,166 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2019
    Top 92% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 844 filings / 341,400 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 92% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2019
    Top 96% Green-card filings per employee, Retail Trade 1,142 filings / 341,400 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 96% of 7,191 in Retail Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2019
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Temporary labor concentration

844 temporary H-1B applications vs 44 permanent sponsorships (ratio 19:1)

Temporary ( 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 ↗ )
844
Permanent ( 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 ↗ )
44
Immigration How this is calculated →
Elevated denial rate

11.4% PERM denial rate vs 1.2% industry median (4 denied of 35 decided)

This employer
11.4%
Industry median
1.2%
Industry p90
7.9%
Immigration How this is calculated →

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

1,090

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

25

2.2% rate

Denied

11

1.0% rate

Withdrawn

16

1.4% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications AMAZON FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 4 filingsFY2011 Q1: 4 filingsFY2012 Q1: 14 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 5 filingsFY2018 Q3: 453 filingsFY2018 Q4: 646 filingsFY2019 Q1: 13 filings0323646FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2017FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

AMAZON FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC. applied to sponsor 1,142 workers for green cards between 2010 and 2019. 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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