GOLD STAR METALS

3 Green card sponsorships · 16 Temporary work filings · Wholesale Trade · FY2013–FY2025
Filing volume Top 13% 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
105 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
2.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 3 green-card filings / 105 employees · FY2013–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
15.2% Work-visa filing rate 16 work-visa filings / 105 employees · FY2013–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
18.1% Visa filings vs workforce 19 filings / 105 employees · FY2013–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Wholesale Trade · est. 105 U.S. employees
  • 33% Green-card filings denied 1 of 3 green-card filings · FY2013–FY2025 filings
    67% Green-card filings certified 2 of 3 green-card filings · last filed Feb 2026 · FY2013–FY2025
    Feb 2026 Last filing
    18% Visa filings vs workforce 19 filings / 105 employees · FY2013–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 8% Green-card + work-visa filings, Wholesale Trade 19 filings · Top 8% of 10,825 in Wholesale Trade · FY2013–FY2025
    Top 13% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 19 filings · Top 13% of 332,896 US employers · FY2013–FY2025
    3 Green-card filings FY2013–FY2025
    16 Work-visa filings FY2013–FY2025
    Top 82% Green-card filings per employee, Wholesale Trade 3 filings / 105 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 82% of 6,417 in Wholesale Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2013–FY2025
    16% Green-card filings, share of all filings 3 of this employer's 19 · FY2013–FY2025 filings
    Top 20% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2013–FY2025 filings
    #40,597 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2013–FY2025 filings
    #1,538 of 10,814 Green-card filings rank · Wholesale Trade FY2013–FY2025 filings
    2.9% Green-card filings per employee 3 filings / 105 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2013–FY2025 filings
    84% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 16 of this employer's 19 · FY2013–FY2025 filings
    Top 16% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2013–FY2025 filings
    #36,861 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2013–FY2025 filings
    #719 of 5,611 Work-visa filings rank · Wholesale Trade FY2013–FY2025 filings
    15.2% Work-visa filings per employee 16 filings / 105 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2013–FY2025 filings
    19 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2013–FY2025 filings
    #40,596 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2013–FY2025 filings
    #829 of 10,825 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Wholesale Trade FY2013–FY2025 filings
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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 · FY2013–FY2025
0 Expired 0.0% rate · FY2013–FY2025
1 Denied 33.3% rate · FY2013–FY2025
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2013–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications GOLD STAR METALS has filed each quarter, from FY2013 to today.

FY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filings001FY2013
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

GOLD STAR METALS applied to sponsor 3 workers for green cards between 2013 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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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.

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