F5 NETWORKS, INC.

349 Green card sponsorships · 1,075 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2023
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
3,300 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
10.6% Green-card sponsorship rate 349 green-card filings / 3,300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
32.6% Work-visa filing rate 1,075 work-visa filings / 3,300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
43.2% Visa filings vs workforce 1,424 filings / 3,300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Professional Services · est. 3,300 U.S. employees
  • 58% Green-card filings certified 201 of 349 green-card filings · last filed Oct 2022 · FY2008–FY2023
    2 Green-card filings denied of 349 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2023 filings
    10 Green-card filings withdrawn of 349 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2023 filings
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings 1,424 filings · last Oct 2022 · Top 1% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    43% Visa filings vs workforce 1,424 filings / 3,300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 self-reported headcount
    -98% Trend vs last year FY2023 1 vs FY2022 55
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 1,424 filings · Top 1% of 46,637 in Professional Services · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,424 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    349 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2023
    1,075 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2023
    Top 64% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 573 filings / 3,300 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 64% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 55% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 922 filings / 3,300 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 55% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2023
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, 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.
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

TAA: DOL certified job shift to INDIA | PERM: 118 filings from INDIA

Temporal How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

49% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (81 of 165 filings)

Worksite differs
49% (81)
Same state
51% (84)

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

Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

72% of 165 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 5,272)

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

201

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

136

40.4% rate

Denied

2

0.6% rate

Withdrawn

10

2.9% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications F5 NETWORKS, INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 2 filingsFY2010 Q1: 4 filingsFY2011 Q1: 7 filingsFY2012 Q1: 7 filingsFY2013 Q1: 7 filingsFY2015 Q1: 7 filingsFY2015 Q2: 6 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 8 filingsFY2016 Q1: 10 filingsFY2016 Q2: 8 filingsFY2016 Q3: 19 filingsFY2016 Q4: 8 filingsFY2017 Q1: 22 filingsFY2017 Q2: 10 filingsFY2017 Q3: 4 filingsFY2017 Q4: 11 filingsFY2018 Q1: 7 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 26 filingsFY2018 Q4: 44 filingsFY2019 Q1: 21 filingsFY2020 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q2: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 5 filingsFY2020 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 11 filingsFY2021 Q3: 13 filingsFY2021 Q4: 14 filingsFY2022 Q1: 16 filingsFY2022 Q2: 20 filingsFY2022 Q3: 17 filingsFY2022 Q4: 2 filingsFY2023 Q1: 1 filings02244FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

F5 NETWORKS, INC. applied to sponsor 349 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2023. 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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