BMC Software, Inc.

135 Green card sponsorships · 621 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
Filing volume Top 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
6,800 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
2.0% Green-card sponsorship rate 135 green-card filings / 6,800 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
9.1% Work-visa filing rate 621 work-visa filings / 6,800 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
11.1% Visa filings vs workforce 756 filings / 6,800 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Professional Services · est. 6,800 U.S. employees
  • 52% Green-card filings certified 70 of 135 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    8 Green-card filings denied of 135 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    4 Green-card filings withdrawn of 135 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings 756 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 3% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    11% Visa filings vs workforce 756 filings / 6,800 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 756 filings · Top 3% of 46,637 in Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 756 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    135 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    621 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 92% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 166 filings / 6,800 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 92% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 86% Green-card filings per employee, Professional Services 135 filings / 6,800 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 86% of 28,564 in Professional Services with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 88% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 301 filings / 6,800 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 88% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • 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.

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.
Filing name variation with performance delta

Filed under 2 legal-name variations with denial rates from 0.0% to 21.9% (delta 21.9 pp)

BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
21.9% (34)
BMC Software, Inc.
0% (23)

Spread: 0% to 21.9% (21.9 pp delta)

Structural How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

81% of 52 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 6,620)

Immigration How this is calculated →
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

TAA: DOL certified job shift to INDIA | PERM: 42 filings from INDIA

Temporal How this is calculated →
Elevated denial rate

13.0% PERM denial rate vs 2.6% industry median (7 denied of 54 decided)

This employer
13.0%
Industry median
2.6%
Industry p90
13.8%
Immigration How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

54% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (31 of 57 filings)

Worksite differs
54% (31)
Same state
46% (26)

Employer primary state: TEXAS · Most common remote worksite: CALIFORNIA

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

70

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

53

43.1% rate

Denied

8

5.9% rate

Withdrawn

4

3.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications BMC Software, Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2010 Q1: 7 filingsFY2011 Q1: 4 filingsFY2012 Q1: 6 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 6 filingsFY2015 Q3: 7 filingsFY2015 Q4: 9 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 5 filingsFY2016 Q3: 16 filingsFY2016 Q4: 4 filingsFY2017 Q1: 3 filingsFY2017 Q2: 10 filingsFY2017 Q3: 6 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 7 filingsFY2018 Q3: 10 filingsFY2019 Q1: 6 filingsFY2020 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 3 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q4: 2 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 3 filingsFY2024 Q2: 2 filingsFY2025 Q1: 2 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 2 filingsFY2026 Q2: 1 filings0816FY2008FY2011FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2022FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

BMC Software, Inc. applied to sponsor 135 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2025. 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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