Bowdoin College

22 Green card sponsorships · 107 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2010–FY2025
FEIN 01-0215213 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Filing volume Top 3% 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
1,026 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
2.1% Green-card sponsorship rate 22 green-card filings / 1,026 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
10.4% Work-visa filing rate 107 work-visa filings / 1,026 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
12.6% Visa filings vs workforce 129 filings / 1,026 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 1,026 U.S. employees
  • 45% Green-card filings certified 10 of 22 green-card filings · last filed Apr 2026 · FY2010–FY2025
    0 Green-card filings denied of 22 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 22 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    Top 8% Green-card + work-visa filings 129 filings · last Apr 2026 · Top 8% of 7,445 in Education · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    13% Visa filings vs workforce 129 filings / 1,026 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 8% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 129 filings · Top 8% of 7,445 in Education · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 129 filings · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    22 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2025
    107 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2025
    Top 42% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 62 filings / 1,026 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 42% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 48% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 84 filings / 1,026 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 48% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 58% Green-card filings per employee, Education 22 filings / 1,026 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 58% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–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.

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

10

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

12

54.5% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Bowdoin College has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q1: 2 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 2 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2025 Q4: 5 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings025FY2010FY2015FY2016FY2021FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Bowdoin College applied to sponsor 22 workers for green cards between 2010 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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