Cisco Systems, Inc.

9,292 Green card sponsorships · 16,262 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2026
90,400 Total employees SEC 10-K (audited) · FY2024
9,292 Green-card filings 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 ↗ filings on record
16,262 Work-visa filings 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 ↗ filings on record
$146,771 Median offered wage FY2025 n=78 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 ↗ filings · Software Developers (15-1252.00)

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  • Manufacturing · est. 90,400 U.S. employees
  • 25,554 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

    No percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separately; No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

    +0% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

    No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — a change between two years is not a count.

    +9% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 381 vs 349 · FY2026 to date: 551

    No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself.

  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Every measurement we computed

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Higher than 90% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · Manufacturing of 623 employers reporting headcount · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01
Higher than 89% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01
0.1% Work-visa filings, denied 4 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Manufacturing 0.2% · US 0.7%
#62 of 623 Denied work-visa filings per employee · Manufacturing 62 of 623 employers reporting headcount, highest first · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01
#519 of 5,111 Denied work-visa filings per employee · all US 519 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 76% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · Manufacturing of 247 employers reporting headcount · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01
Higher than 71% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01
0.5% Green-card filings, denied 5 of 1,075 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Manufacturing 2.2% · US 4.1%
#58 of 247 Denied green-card filings per employee · Manufacturing 58 of 247 employers reporting headcount, highest first · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01
#480 of 1,693 Denied green-card filings per employee · all US 480 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · under 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: under 0.01

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 85% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · Manufacturing of 623 employers reporting headcount · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12
Higher than 55% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12
99.8% Work-visa filings, certified 3,772 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Manufacturing 93.4% · US 91.9%
#92 of 623 Certified work-visa filings per employee · Manufacturing 92 of 623 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12
#2,266 of 5,111 Certified work-visa filings per employee · all US 2,266 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 66% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · Manufacturing of 247 employers reporting headcount · 1.6 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.9
Higher than 48% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 1.6 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.9
91.4% Green-card filings, certified 983 of 1,075 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Manufacturing 93.2% · US 91.6%
#82 of 247 Certified green-card filings per employee · Manufacturing 82 of 247 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 1.6 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.9
#864 of 1,693 Certified green-card filings per employee · all US 864 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 1.6 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.9

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

0.0% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 1 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Manufacturing 5.2% · US 5.8%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

0.1% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 3 of 3,780 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Manufacturing 1.1% · US 1.7%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

8.1% Green-card filings, withdrawn 87 of 1,075 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Manufacturing 4.7% · US 4.3%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

25,554 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

No percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separately; No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

+0% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — a change between two years is not a count.

Higher than 83% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · Manufacturing of 623 employers reporting headcount · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12
Higher than 54% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12
64% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 16,262 of this employer's 25,554 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
#103 of 623 Work-visa filings per employee · Manufacturing 103 of 623 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12
#2,344 of 5,111 Work-visa filings per employee · all US 2,344 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 6.3 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 12
16,262 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026
+9% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 381 vs 349 · FY2026 to date: 551

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself.

Higher than 68% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · Manufacturing of 247 employers reporting headcount · 1.9 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 3.8
Higher than 49% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 1.9 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 3.8
36% Green-card filings, share of all filings 9,292 of this employer's 25,554 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
#77 of 247 Green-card filings per employee · Manufacturing 77 of 247 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 1.9 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 3.8
#853 of 1,693 Green-card filings per employee · all US 853 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 1.9 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 3.8
9,292 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026
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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 →

8,820 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
237 Denied 2.6% rate · FY2008–FY2026
235 Withdrawn 2.5% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings Cisco Systems, Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 87 filingsFY2008 Q2: 49 filingsFY2008 Q3: 5 filingsFY2008 Q4: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 30 filingsFY2009 Q2: 186 filingsFY2009 Q3: 77 filingsFY2009 Q4: 109 filingsFY2010 Q1: 78 filingsFY2010 Q2: 96 filingsFY2010 Q3: 118 filingsFY2010 Q4: 180 filingsFY2011 Q1: 174 filingsFY2011 Q2: 196 filingsFY2011 Q3: 179 filingsFY2011 Q4: 104 filingsFY2012 Q1: 5 filingsFY2012 Q2: 16 filingsFY2012 Q3: 75 filingsFY2012 Q4: 152 filingsFY2013 Q1: 130 filingsFY2013 Q2: 59 filingsFY2013 Q3: 60 filingsFY2013 Q4: 62 filingsFY2015 Q1: 403 filingsFY2015 Q2: 600 filingsFY2015 Q3: 24 filingsFY2015 Q4: 27 filingsFY2016 Q1: 150 filingsFY2016 Q2: 127 filingsFY2016 Q3: 113 filingsFY2016 Q4: 518 filingsFY2017 Q1: 140 filingsFY2017 Q2: 65 filingsFY2017 Q3: 119 filingsFY2017 Q4: 33 filingsFY2018 Q1: 58 filingsFY2018 Q2: 58 filingsFY2018 Q3: 71 filingsFY2018 Q4: 79 filingsFY2019 Q1: 185 filingsFY2019 Q2: 874 filingsFY2019 Q3: 89 filingsFY2019 Q4: 64 filingsFY2020 Q1: 289 filingsFY2020 Q2: 18 filingsFY2020 Q3: 45 filingsFY2020 Q4: 161 filingsFY2021 Q1: 206 filingsFY2021 Q2: 27 filingsFY2021 Q3: 60 filingsFY2021 Q4: 83 filingsFY2022 Q1: 225 filingsFY2022 Q2: 232 filingsFY2022 Q3: 204 filingsFY2022 Q4: 90 filingsFY2023 Q1: 63 filingsFY2023 Q2: 68 filingsFY2023 Q3: 110 filingsFY2023 Q4: 104 filingsFY2024 Q1: 122 filingsFY2024 Q2: 143 filingsFY2024 Q3: 84 filingsFY2025 Q1: 177 filingsFY2025 Q2: 40 filingsFY2025 Q3: 103 filingsFY2025 Q4: 61 filingsFY2026 Q1: 34 filingsFY2026 Q2: 484 filingsFY2026 Q3: 33 filings0437874FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

Cisco Systems, Inc. applied to sponsor 9,292 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. 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

Cisco Systems, Inc. has filed 20 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.

Subsidiaries 4

Combined: 10,004 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 ↗ + 18,312 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 ↗ filings

Subsidiary Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
596 1,652 1,384
112 365 —
3 16 —
1 17 —

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