Brocade Communications Systems LLC

560 Green card sponsorships · 1,653 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2025
FEIN 77-0409517 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Brocade Communications Systems BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS LLC
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
10,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
5.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 560 green-card filings / 10,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
15.7% Work-visa filing rate 1,653 work-visa filings / 10,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
21.1% Visa filings vs workforce 2,213 filings / 10,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 10,500 U.S. employees
  • 36% Green-card filings certified 199 of 560 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    18 Green-card filings denied of 560 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    63 Green-card filings withdrawn of 560 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings 2,213 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 1% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    21% Visa filings vs workforce 2,213 filings / 10,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 2,213 filings · Top 1% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,213 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    560 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    1,653 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 42% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 560 filings / 10,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 42% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 78% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 119 filings / 10,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 78% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 54% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 679 filings / 10,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 54% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • 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.
Recruitment geography concentration

86% of 383 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 7,365)

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

199

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

280

58.5% rate

Denied

18

3.2% rate

Withdrawn

63

11.2% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Brocade Communications Systems LLC has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 16 filingsFY2009 Q1: 36 filingsFY2010 Q1: 93 filingsFY2011 Q1: 66 filingsFY2012 Q1: 87 filingsFY2013 Q1: 51 filingsFY2015 Q1: 21 filingsFY2015 Q2: 10 filingsFY2015 Q3: 16 filingsFY2015 Q4: 6 filingsFY2016 Q1: 6 filingsFY2016 Q2: 18 filingsFY2016 Q3: 15 filingsFY2016 Q4: 21 filingsFY2017 Q1: 7 filingsFY2017 Q2: 17 filingsFY2017 Q3: 17 filingsFY2017 Q4: 12 filingsFY2018 Q1: 18 filingsFY2018 Q2: 5 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 3 filingsFY2019 Q1: 5 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 2 filingsFY2026 Q1: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 1 filingsFY2026 Q3: 3 filings04693FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2022FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Brocade Communications Systems LLC applied to sponsor 560 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.

Recent layoff notices

Brocade Communications Systems LLC has filed 2 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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