COLES FARMS INC

7 Green card sponsorships · 21 Temporary work filings · Agriculture · FY2008–FY2019
Filing volume Top 16% 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
14 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2019
50.0% Green-card sponsorship rate 7 green-card filings / 14 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
150.0% Work-visa filing rate 21 work-visa filings / 14 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
200.0% Visa filings vs workforce 28 filings / 14 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Agriculture · est. 14 U.S. employees
  • 71% Green-card filings certified 5 of 7 green-card filings · last filed Jul 2016 · FY2008–FY2019
    0 Green-card filings denied of 7 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2019 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 7 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2019 filings
    Top 9% Green-card + work-visa filings 28 filings · last Jul 2016 · Top 9% of 3,070 in Agriculture · Top 16% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2019
    200% Visa filings vs workforce 28 filings / 14 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 self-reported headcount
    Top 9% Green-card + work-visa filings, Agriculture 28 filings · Top 9% of 3,070 in Agriculture · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 16% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 28 filings · Top 16% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2019
    7 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2019
    21 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2019
    Top 22% Green-card filings per employee, Agriculture 7 filings / 14 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 22% of 1,926 in Agriculture with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 24% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Agriculture 7 filings / 14 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 24% of 1,926 in Agriculture reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 15% Green-card filings per employee, all US 7 filings / 14 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 15% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2019
  • 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.

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

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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

2

28.6% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications COLES FARMS INC has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 3 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2 filings013FY2008FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

COLES FARMS INC applied to sponsor 7 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2019. 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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