Does KAST Distributors, Inc sponsor green cards?

KAST Distributors, Inc has filed 9 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does KAST Distributors, Inc sponsor?

KAST Distributors, Inc has filed 5 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

How long has KAST Distributors, Inc been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for KAST Distributors, Inc cover fiscal years 2012 through 2026.

KAST Distributors, Inc

9 Green card sponsorships · 5 Temporary work filings · Wholesale Trade · FY2012–FY2026

Filing volume Top 14% of 332,896 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

100 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023

9 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

5 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

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We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
Wholesale Trade · est. 100 U.S. employees Showing 3 of 5 measurements · Show all →
0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 9 green-card filings · FY2012–FY2026 filings

0 Green-card filings denied FY2012–FY2026 filings

44% Green-card filings certified 4 of 9 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2012–FY2026

4 Green-card filings certified FY2012–FY2026

Jun 2026 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.

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 9% Green-card + work-visa filings, Wholesale Trade 14 filings · Top 9% of 10,825 in Wholesale Trade · FY2012–FY2026

Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 14 filings · Top 14% of 332,896 US employers · FY2012–FY2026

#923 of 10,825 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Wholesale Trade FY2012–FY2026 filings

#43,837 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2012–FY2026 filings

14 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2012–FY2026 filings

14.0% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 14 filings / 100 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2012–FY2026 filings

Top 36% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2012–FY2026 filings

36% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 5 of this employer's 14 · FY2012–FY2026 filings

#2,228 of 5,611 Work-visa filings rank · Wholesale Trade FY2012–FY2026 filings

#81,978 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2012–FY2026 filings

5 Work-visa filings FY2012–FY2026

5.0% Work-visa filings per employee 5 filings / 100 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2012–FY2026 filings

Top 9% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2012–FY2026 filings

64% Green-card filings, share of all filings 9 of this employer's 14 · FY2012–FY2026 filings

#343 of 10,814 Green-card filings rank · Wholesale Trade FY2012–FY2026 filings

#16,911 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2012–FY2026 filings

9 Green-card filings FY2012–FY2026

9.0% Green-card filings per employee 9 filings / 100 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2012–FY2026 filings

Top 64% Green-card filings per employee, Wholesale Trade 9 filings / 100 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 64% of 6,417 in Wholesale Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2012–FY2026

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 →

4 Certified green-card approvals · FY2012–FY2026

5 Expired 55.6% rate · FY2012–FY2026

0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2012–FY2026

0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2012–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green card applications KAST Distributors, Inc has filed each quarter, from FY2012 to today.

What this means

KAST Distributors, Inc applied to sponsor 9 workers for green cards between 2012 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

60.0%

3 decisions / 5 certified LCAs

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

2 initial approvals, 1 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

Normal

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Total
2014	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1

3 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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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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