HKS INC.

38 Green card sponsorships · 286 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2009–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
1,154 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
3.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 38 green-card filings / 1,154 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
24.8% Work-visa filing rate 286 work-visa filings / 1,154 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
28.1% Visa filings vs workforce 324 filings / 1,154 employees · FY2009–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.
  • Professional Services · est. 1,154 U.S. employees
  • 3% Green-card filings denied 1 of 38 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    47% Green-card filings certified 18 of 38 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    Jun 2026 Last filing
    28% Visa filings vs workforce 324 filings / 1,154 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +50% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 9 vs 6
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings 324 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 4% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 324 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    38 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    286 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 65% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 195 filings / 1,154 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 65% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 62% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 233 filings / 1,154 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 62% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025
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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 →

18 Certified green-card approvals · FY2009–FY2025
19 Expired 51.4% rate · FY2009–FY2025
1 Denied 2.6% rate · FY2009–FY2025
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2009–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications HKS INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 2 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 3 filingsFY2024 Q3: 2 filingsFY2025 Q1: 3 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 5 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filingsFY2026 Q3: 3 filings025FY2009FY2018FY2019FY2023FY2024FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

HKS INC. applied to sponsor 38 workers for green cards between 2009 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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