Chico's FAS, Inc.

31 Green card sponsorships · 178 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2025
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
1,067 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
2.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 31 green-card filings / 1,067 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
16.7% Work-visa filing rate 178 work-visa filings / 1,067 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
19.6% Visa filings vs workforce 209 filings / 1,067 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 1,067 U.S. employees
  • 39% Green-card filings certified 12 of 31 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2010–FY2025
    0 Green-card filings denied of 31 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 31 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 209 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 2% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    20% Visa filings vs workforce 209 filings / 1,067 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 209 filings · Top 2% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 209 filings · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    31 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2025
    178 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2025
    Top 61% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 77 filings / 1,067 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 61% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 73% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 108 filings / 1,067 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 73% of 7,191 in Retail Trade reporting headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 86% Green-card filings per employee, Retail Trade 31 filings / 1,067 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 86% of 7,191 in Retail Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–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.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 17.5% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

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

12

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

19

61.3% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Chico's FAS, Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 3 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 6 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q1: 4 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2 filingsFY2025 Q3: 2 filingsFY2026 Q1: 1 filings036FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2019FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Chico's FAS, Inc. applied to sponsor 31 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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