Does International Paper sponsor green cards?

International Paper has filed 111 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does International Paper sponsor?

International Paper has filed 441 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

What is International Paper's government approval rate?

Across 111 PERM filings, International Paper has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has International Paper been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for International Paper cover fiscal years 2008 through 2026.

International Paper

111 Green card sponsorships · 441 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2026

FEIN 13-0872805 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)

Also filed as International Paper Company

Filing volume Top 1% of 330,651 US employers by PERM 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 jobI-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 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 DOLCap 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

38,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

111 Green-card filings PERM 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 jobI-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 ↗ filings on record

441 Work-visa filings LCA 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 DOLCap 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 ↗ filings on record

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.
Manufacturing · est. 38,000 U.S. employees Showing 3 of 5 measurements · Show all →
4% Green-card filings denied 4 of 111 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

4 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2026 filings

52% Green-card filings certified 58 of 111 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2026

58 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2026

Jun 2026 Last filing

2 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
History, not a hiring promise.

Every measurement we computed

The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.

Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 552 filings · Top 1% of 22,550 in Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2026

Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 552 filings · Top 1% of 330,651 US employers · FY2008–FY2026

#195 of 22,550 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Manufacturing FY2008–FY2026 filings

#2,375 of 330,651 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

552 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

1.5% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 552 filings / 38,000 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Top 84% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 552 filings / 38,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 84% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2026

Top 2% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2026 filings

80% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 441 of this employer's 552 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#184 of 13,792 Work-visa filings rank · Manufacturing FY2008–FY2026 filings

#2,599 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

441 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

1.2% Work-visa filings per employee 441 filings / 38,000 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Top 85% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 441 filings / 38,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 85% of 8,543 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026

0% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 5 vs 5

Top 1% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2026 filings

20% Green-card filings, share of all filings 111 of this employer's 552 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#230 of 22,482 Green-card filings rank · Manufacturing FY2008–FY2026 filings

#1,591 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

111 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

0.3% Green-card filings per employee 111 filings / 38,000 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Public record data. PERM 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 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 →

58 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2026

46 Expired 44.2% rate · FY2008–FY2026

4 Denied 3.6% rate · FY2008–FY2026

3 Withdrawn 2.7% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green card applications International Paper has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

International Paper applied to sponsor 111 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. 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

International Paper has filed 20 WARN 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.

USCIS visa petition outcomes

Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

How many visa applications became actual visas

10.0%

41 decisions / 412 certified LCAs

Total USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ decisions

40 initial approvals, 1 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

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initial approvals per continuing approval, USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ hub, FY2009-FY2023

LCA 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 ↗ realization rate

10.0% of this employer's 412 certified LCA 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 ↗ applications resulted in USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions.

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2023	0	0	10	0	10
2022	0	0	15	0	15
2021	1	0	19	0	20
2020	4	0	23	1	28
2019	1	0	19	0	20
2018	2	0	25	3	30
2017	1	0	24	0	25
2016	4	0	17	0	21
2015	2	0	11	0	13
2014	6	1	19	1	27
2013	8	0	14	0	22
2012	6	0	12	0	18
2010	1	0	8	0	9
2009	4	0	14	0	18

14 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.

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