DOUGHERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

17 Green card sponsorships · 50 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2009–FY2022
Filing volume Top 7% 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
2,800 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2019
0.61% Green-card sponsorship rate 17 green-card filings / 2,800 employees · FY2009–FY2022 filings vs FY2019 headcount
1.8% Work-visa filing rate 50 work-visa filings / 2,800 employees · FY2009–FY2022 filings vs FY2019 headcount
2.4% Visa filings vs workforce 67 filings / 2,800 employees · FY2009–FY2022 filings vs FY2019 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Education · est. 2,800 U.S. employees
  • 6% Green-card filings denied 1 of 17 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2022 filings
    12% Green-card filings certified 2 of 17 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2022
    Jun 2026 Last filing
    2% Visa filings vs workforce 67 filings / 2,800 employees · FY2009–FY2022 filings vs FY2019 self-reported headcount
    Top 17% Green-card + work-visa filings 67 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 17% of 7,445 in Education · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2022
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 67 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2022
    17 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2022
    50 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2022
    Top 96% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 6 filings / 2,800 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 96% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2022
    Top 82% Green-card filings per employee, Education 17 filings / 2,800 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 82% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2022
    Top 90% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 23 filings / 2,800 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 90% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2022
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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 →

2 Certified green-card approvals · FY2009–FY2022
2 Expired 50.0% rate · FY2009–FY2022
1 Denied 5.9% rate · FY2009–FY2022
12 Withdrawn 70.6% rate · FY2009–FY2022

Filings over time

How many green card applications DOUGHERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 12 filings0612FY2009FY2016FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

DOUGHERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM applied to sponsor 17 workers for green cards between 2009 and 2022. 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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