COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION

26,552 Green card sponsorships · 130,306 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
Filing volume #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
35,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
75.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 26,552 green-card filings / 35,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
372.3% Work-visa application rate 130,306 work-visa filings / 35,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
448.2% Visa applications vs workforce Combined visa applications vs total workforce · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Professional Services · est. 35,000 U.S. employees
  • 47% Green-card filings certified 12,568 of 26,552 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    650 Applications denied of 26,552 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    267 Applications withdrawn of 26,552 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    #1 Green-card + work-visa filings 156,858 filings · last Jun 2026 · #1 of 46,637 in Professional Services · #1 of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    448% Visa filings vs workforce 156,858 filings / 35,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    +12% Trend vs last year FY2024 1,235 vs FY2023 1,099
    #1 Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 156,858 filings · #1 of 46,637 in Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
    #1 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 156,858 filings · #1 of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    26,552 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    130,306 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 15% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 125,149 filings / 35,000 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 15% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 12% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 151,701 filings / 35,000 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 12% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.4%, 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

99% of 10,859 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 9,830)

Immigration How this is calculated →
Staffing intermediary placement pattern

100.0% of filings placed at off-site locations across 4 state(s)

Immigration How this is calculated →
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 10.8% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Temporary labor concentration

125,149 temporary H-1B applications vs 10,859 permanent sponsorships (ratio 12:1)

Temporary ( 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 ↗ )
125,149
Permanent ( 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 ↗ )
10,859
Immigration How this is calculated →
Continued filing after wage enforcement action

DOL WHD found $4,095 in H-1B wage underpayment; employer subsequently received 125,149 approved LCA filings

DOL Back wages — Wage & Hour Division FLSA findings Money owed to workers after a DOL wage-and-hour investigation or settlementCivil, not criminal; includes settlements + PAID self-reports; back wages ≠ fines. Use this label rather than the colloquial criminal-sounding one (§3)Official source ↗ findings
$4,095 H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ back wages
1 workers affected
1 case (latest 2015-11-30)
DOL OFLC — Office of Foreign Labor Certification / FLAG filing portal The DOL office + website handling these certificationsDOL, not DHS; FLAG handles labor certs, not visasOfficial source ↗ certifications after
125,149 approved 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
Safety 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

12,568

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

13,067

51.0% rate

Denied

650

2.4% rate

Withdrawn

267

1.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 1 filingsFY2009 Q1: 85 filingsFY2010 Q1: 865 filingsFY2011 Q1: 2354 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1157 filingsFY2013 Q1: 273 filingsFY2015 Q1: 20 filingsFY2015 Q2: 2920 filingsFY2015 Q3: 2501 filingsFY2015 Q4: 1748 filingsFY2016 Q1: 814 filingsFY2016 Q2: 444 filingsFY2016 Q3: 963 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2048 filingsFY2017 Q1: 165 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1784 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1422 filingsFY2017 Q4: 860 filingsFY2018 Q1: 5 filingsFY2018 Q2: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2018 Q4: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2972 filingsFY2020 Q1: 540 filingsFY2020 Q2: 267 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 340 filingsFY2023 Q2: 169 filingsFY2023 Q3: 224 filingsFY2023 Q4: 366 filingsFY2024 Q1: 402 filingsFY2024 Q2: 92 filingsFY2024 Q4: 741 filings014862972FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION applied to sponsor 26,552 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.

Subsidiaries 2

Combined: 11,890 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 ↗ + 126,232 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 vs All vs Industry Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
-- -- 1,031 0 336,300
COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED
-- -- 0 1,086 —

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