Does IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY sponsor green cards?

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY has filed 224 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY sponsor?

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY has filed 925 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

What is IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY's government approval rate?

Across 224 PERM filings, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY cover fiscal years 2008 through 2026.

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

224 Green card sponsorships · 925 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2026

FEIN 42-6004224 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)

Also filed as Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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

6,388 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

224 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

925 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.
Education · est. 6,388 U.S. employees Showing 3 of 5 measurements · Show all →
3% Green-card filings denied 6 of 224 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

6 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2026 filings

46% Green-card filings certified 103 of 224 green-card filings · last filed May 2024 · FY2008–FY2026

103 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2026

May 2024 Last filing

2 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.9% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and certified.
Education · est. 6,388 U.S. employees Showing 5 of 8 measurements · Show all →
3% Green-card filings denied 6 of 224 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

6 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2026 filings

49% Green-card filings left unused 109 of 224 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

109 Green-card filings left unused FY2008–FY2026 filings

46% Green-card filings certified 103 of 224 green-card filings · last filed May 2024 · FY2008–FY2026

103 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2026

May 2024 Last filing

$63,750 Median wage, Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary FY2008–FY2026

3 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at work-visa filings denied, certified, and USCIS H-1B petitions approved.
Education · est. 6,388 U.S. employees Showing 7 of 8 measurements · Show all →
0 Work-visa filings denied of 925 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

68% Work-visa filings certified 633 of 925 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

633 Work-visa filings certified FY2008–FY2026 filings

99% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 602 of 607 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY2020

274 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 925 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

18 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 925 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

May 2024 Last filing

4.1:1 Temp-to-perm 925 work visas / 224 green cards · FY2008–FY2026

1 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, work-visa filings certified, and green-card filings, FY2024 vs FY2023.
Education · est. 6,388 U.S. employees Showing 5 of 7 measurements · Show all →
3% Green-card filings denied 6 of 224 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

6 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2026 filings

68% Work-visa filings certified 633 of 925 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

633 Work-visa filings certified FY2008–FY2026 filings

May 2024 Last filing

4.1:1 Temp-to-perm 925 work visas / 224 green cards · FY2008–FY2026

$63,750 Median wage, Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary FY2008–FY2026

2 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.9% < 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 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 1,149 filings · Top 2% of 7,270 in Education · FY2008–FY2026

Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,149 filings · Top 1% of 330,651 US employers · FY2008–FY2026

#111 of 7,270 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Education FY2008–FY2026 filings

#1,008 of 330,651 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

1,149 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

18.0% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 1,149 filings / 6,388 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Top 39% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,149 filings / 6,388 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 39% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2026

Top 1% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2026 filings

81% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 925 of this employer's 1,149 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#121 of 5,010 Work-visa filings rank · Education FY2008–FY2026 filings

#1,098 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

925 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

14.5% Work-visa filings per employee 925 filings / 6,388 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Top 37% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 925 filings / 6,388 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 37% of 2,975 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026

-33% Green-card filings, FY2024 vs FY2023 4 vs 6

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

19% Green-card filings, share of all filings 224 of this employer's 1,149 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#46 of 7,270 Green-card filings rank · Education FY2008–FY2026 filings

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

224 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

3.5% Green-card filings per employee 224 filings / 6,388 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 →

103 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2026

109 Expired 51.4% rate · FY2008–FY2026

6 Denied 2.7% rate · FY2008–FY2026

6 Withdrawn 2.7% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green card applications IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY applied to sponsor 224 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.

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

13550.0%

271 decisions / 2 certified LCAs

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

271

269 initial approvals, 2 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

Normal

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2020	41	0	65	0	106
2013	60	0	60	0	120
2011	41	0	89	1	131
2010	51	1	50	0	102
2009	76	1	69	2	148

5 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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