BG NORTH AMERICA, LLC
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- Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
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33% Green-card filings certified 3 of 9 green-card filings · last filed Jan 2015 · FY2008–FY20131 Green-card filings denied of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filingsTop 32% Green-card + work-visa filings 46 filings · last Jan 2015 · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2013Top 32% Green-card + work-visa filings, Utilities 46 filings · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · FY2008–FY2013Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 46 filings · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY20139 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201337 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2013
- Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
- Does this employer sponsor green cards, and how often?
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Top 32% Green-card + work-visa filings 9 · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY201333% Green-card filings certified 3 of 9 green-card filings · last filed Jan 2015 · FY2008–FY20131 Green-card filings denied of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings5 Green-card filings left unused of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filingsJan 2015 Last filing$82,191 Median wage, Financial Analysts FY2008–FY2013Top 32% Green-card + work-visa filings, Utilities 46 filings · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · FY2008–FY2013Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 46 filings · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY20139 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201337 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2013
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- How heavy is this employer's work-visa pipeline?
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#98 of 531 in Utilities Work-visa filing volume top 9% of 231,601 US employers · FY2008–FY2013 filings#89 of 708 in Utilities Green-card filing volume top 9% of 210,333 US employers · FY2008–FY2013 filings70% Work-visa filings certified 26 of 37 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings100% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 25 of 25 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY20154.1:1 Temp-to-perm 37 work visas / 9 green cards · FY2008–FY2013100% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 16 of 16 filings that state it · 21 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2013 filings2 Work-visa filings denied of 37 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings4 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 37 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings5 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 37 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2013 filingsJan 2015 Last filingTop 32% Green-card + work-visa filings, Utilities 46 filings · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · FY2008–FY2013Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 46 filings · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2013
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- What does the record say about where you already work?
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70% Work-visa filings certified 26 of 37 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings1 Green-card filings denied of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings$82,191 Median wage, Financial Analysts FY2008–FY2013Top 32% Green-card + work-visa filings, Utilities 46 filings · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · FY2008–FY2013Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 46 filings · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY20139 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201337 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2013
- Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
- The raw record, ranked and exportable.
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9 PERM 37 LCA · FY2008–FY20131 Green-card filings denied of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filings5 Green-card filings left unused of 9 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2013 filingsTop 14% Filing volume rank Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · FY2008–FY2013Top 32% Green-card + work-visa filings, Utilities 46 filings · Top 32% of 712 in Utilities · FY2008–FY2013Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 46 filings · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY20139 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201337 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2013
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- History, not a hiring promise.
Public record data. PERM 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 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
3
PERM 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
5
62.5% rate
Denied
1
11.1% rate
Withdrawn
0
0.0% rate
Filings over time
How many green card applications BG NORTH AMERICA, LLC has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
BG NORTH AMERICA, LLC applied to sponsor 9 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2013. 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.
USCIS visa petition outcomes
Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.
| FY | New visa approvals | New visa rejections | Renewal approvals | Renewal rejections | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
7 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.
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