Does Cisco Systems, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Cisco Systems, Inc. has filed 6,292 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does Cisco Systems, Inc. sponsor?

Cisco Systems, Inc. has filed 10,448 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s government approval rate?

Across 6,292 PERM filings, Cisco Systems, Inc. has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has Cisco Systems, Inc. been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for Cisco Systems, Inc. cover fiscal years 2008 through 2025.

Cisco Systems, Inc.

6,292 Green card applications · 10,448 Temporary visa applications · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2025

1st all 199,110 employers 1st percentile — worse filing pattern than 99% of all 199,110 employers

1st 22,487 Manufacturing employers 1st percentile — worse filing pattern than 99% of 22,487 Manufacturing employers

Filing volume 100th percentile PERM + LCA combined

90,400

Total employees

SEC 10-K (audited) - FY2024

7.0%

PERM filing rate

6,292 PERMs / 90,400 emps

11.6%

LCA filing rate

10,448 LCAs / 90,400 emps

18.5%

Visa hiring rate

Combined visa applications vs total workforce

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.

Layoff-outsource-recruit pipeline critical

WARN: 4,645 workers laid off | TAA: DOL certified job shift to INDIA, MEXICO | PERM: 4704 filings from INDIA, MEXICO

Temporal How this is calculated →

Recruitment geography concentration signal

79% of 5,877 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 6,279)

Immigration How this is calculated →

Senior title with entry-level requirements signal

4 senior-titled positions with entry-level requirements (0.7% of titled filings)

Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM and LCA filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

2,085

PERM approvals

Expired

133

6.0% rate

Denied

203

3.2% rate

Withdrawn

199

3.2% rate

Filings over time

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

What this means

Cisco Systems, Inc. applied to sponsor 6,292 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.

Their Employer trust score is 66 out of 100. This is an average score. Their hiring shows some concentration in certain roles or pay levels, which is common.

Important: the Employer trust score is an algorithmic opinion based on public U.S. Department of Labor data. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

Cisco Systems, Inc. has filed 20 WARN Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

USCIS visa petition outcomes

Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

Application-to-petition rate

57.2%

5,200 decisions / 9,092 certified LCAs

Total USCIS decisions

5,200

5,060 initial approvals, 140 initial denials

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2023	24	0	807	19	850
2022	326	11	2,239	31	2,607
2021	417	12	1,423	17	1,869
2020	488	28	1,496	32	2,044
2019	690	48	1,408	36	2,182
2018	331	13	1,328	28	1,700
2017	483	5	1,120	9	1,617
2016	383	3	1,215	19	1,620
2015	270	3	873	4	1,150
2014	303	7	1,047	10	1,367
2013	386	3	1,052	7	1,448
2012	335	3	806	9	1,153
2011	3	0	6	0	9
2010	292	1	880	6	1,179
2009	329	3	653	9	994

15 fiscal years of USCIS H-1B petition data. Data from USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Subsidiaries 4

Combined: 6,775 PERM + 11,749 LCA filings

Subsidiary	vs All	vs Industry	Green card applications	Temporary visa applications	Employees
SPLUNK	7th	5th of Information Tech…	469	1,295	1,384
APPDYNAMICS	16th	19th of Professional Ser…	13	0	—
MERAKI, INC.	79th	81st of Information Tech…	1	0	—
DUO SECURITY, INC.	—	— of Manufacturing	0	6	—

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