EQUINIX INC.

278 Green card sponsorships · 1,230 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
Filing volume Top 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
527 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
52.8% Green-card sponsorship rate 278 green-card filings / 527 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
233.4% Work-visa filing rate 1,230 work-visa filings / 527 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
286.1% Visa filings vs workforce 1,508 filings / 527 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Professional Services · est. 527 U.S. employees
  • 57% Green-card filings certified 159 of 278 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    5 Green-card filings denied of 278 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    6 Green-card filings withdrawn of 278 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings 1,508 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 1% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    286% Visa filings vs workforce 1,508 filings / 527 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +15% Trend vs last year FY2025 30 vs FY2024 26
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 1,508 filings · Top 1% of 46,637 in Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,508 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    278 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    1,230 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 23% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 956 filings / 527 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 23% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 18% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 1,234 filings / 527 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 18% 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

82% of 202 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 6,808)

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 →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

32% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (75 of 232 filings)

Worksite differs
32% (75)
Same state
68% (157)

Employer primary state: CALIFORNIA · Most common remote worksite: TEXAS

Immigration 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

159

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

108

40.4% rate

Denied

5

1.8% rate

Withdrawn

6

2.2% rate

Filings over time

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

FY2008 Q1: 1 filingsFY2010 Q1: 3 filingsFY2011 Q1: 4 filingsFY2012 Q1: 7 filingsFY2013 Q1: 7 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2015 Q3: 4 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 3 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 3 filingsFY2017 Q2: 3 filingsFY2017 Q3: 2 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 2 filingsFY2018 Q3: 4 filingsFY2018 Q4: 3 filingsFY2019 Q1: 12 filingsFY2020 Q1: 5 filingsFY2020 Q2: 3 filingsFY2020 Q3: 7 filingsFY2020 Q4: 9 filingsFY2021 Q1: 5 filingsFY2021 Q2: 4 filingsFY2021 Q3: 30 filingsFY2021 Q4: 8 filingsFY2022 Q1: 4 filingsFY2022 Q2: 9 filingsFY2022 Q3: 10 filingsFY2022 Q4: 8 filingsFY2023 Q1: 10 filingsFY2023 Q2: 11 filingsFY2023 Q3: 10 filingsFY2023 Q4: 7 filingsFY2024 Q1: 2 filingsFY2024 Q2: 11 filingsFY2024 Q3: 13 filingsFY2025 Q1: 3 filingsFY2025 Q2: 7 filingsFY2025 Q3: 13 filingsFY2025 Q4: 7 filingsFY2026 Q2: 6 filingsFY2026 Q3: 9 filings01530FY2008FY2013FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

EQUINIX INC. applied to sponsor 278 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.

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