FINISAR CORPORATION

53 Green card sponsorships · 233 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2022
Filing volume Top 2% 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
1,250 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2020
4.2% Green-card sponsorship rate 53 green-card filings / 1,250 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2020 headcount
18.6% Work-visa filing rate 233 work-visa filings / 1,250 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2020 headcount
22.9% Visa filings vs workforce 286 filings / 1,250 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2020 headcount

What this means for you

One record, five questions. Ask as many as you like.

  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Professional Services · est. 1,250 U.S. employees
  • 2% Green-card filings denied 1 of 53 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2022 filings
    55% Green-card filings certified 29 of 53 green-card filings · last filed Feb 2022 · FY2008–FY2022
    Feb 2022 Last filing
    23% Visa filings vs workforce 286 filings / 1,250 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2020 self-reported headcount
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings 286 filings · last Feb 2022 · Top 7% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2022
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 286 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2022
    53 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2022
    233 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2022
    Top 85% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 66 filings / 1,250 employees (2020, self-reported) · Top 85% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2022
    Top 75% Green-card filings per employee, Professional Services 53 filings / 1,250 employees (2020, self-reported) · Top 75% of 28,564 in Professional Services with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2022
    Top 78% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 119 filings / 1,250 employees (2020, self-reported) · Top 78% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2022
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.6% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. 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

WARN: 104 workers laid off | TAA: DOL certified job shift to CHINA, MALAYSIA, THAILAND | PERM: 5 filings from CHINA

Temporal 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 →

29 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2022
20 Expired 40.8% rate · FY2008–FY2022
1 Denied 1.9% rate · FY2008–FY2022
3 Withdrawn 5.7% rate · FY2008–FY2022

Filings over time

How many green card applications FINISAR CORPORATION has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 3 filingsFY2009 Q1: 6 filingsFY2010 Q1: 4 filingsFY2011 Q1: 5 filingsFY2012 Q1: 3 filingsFY2013 Q1: 5 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 6 filingsFY2016 Q2: 4 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 6 filingsFY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q2: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filings036FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

FINISAR CORPORATION applied to sponsor 53 workers for green cards between 2008 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.

Recent layoff notices

FINISAR CORPORATION has filed 1 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

Similar employers

Other Professional Services filers with comparable filing volume and pattern score.

Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

Hire4Real displays public records from the U.S. Department of Labor (PERM Case Disclosure, LCA Disclosure, OEWS prevailing wages) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services H-1B Employer Data Hub. Hire4Real describes employers, not individuals. Hire4Real is not a consumer reporting agency ("CRA") as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., and its outputs are not "consumer reports." Hire4Real is not a background check service and may not be used to make employment decisions about any individual. Hire4Real is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any employer displayed on the site.

hire4real.fyi Source: U.S. Department of Labor Public Records Updated quarterly from public DOL records
0