KELLS FARMS

19 Green card sponsorships · 0 Temporary work filings · Agriculture · FY2012–FY2024
FEIN 48-1146637 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Filing volume Top 8% 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
7 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
271.4% Green-card sponsorship rate 19 green-card filings / 7 employees · FY2012–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
0.0% Work-visa filing rate 0 work-visa filings / 7 employees · FY2012–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
271.4% Visa filings vs workforce 19 filings / 7 employees · FY2012–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Agriculture · est. 7 U.S. employees
  • 32% Green-card filings certified 6 of 19 green-card filings · last filed Jan 2024 · FY2012–FY2024
    5 Green-card filings denied of 19 green-card filings · FY2012–FY2024 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 19 green-card filings · FY2012–FY2024 filings
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings 19 filings · last Jan 2024 · Top 4% of 3,070 in Agriculture · Top 8% of 332,896 US employers · FY2012–FY2024
    271% Visa filings vs workforce 19 filings / 7 employees · FY2012–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, Agriculture 19 filings · Top 4% of 3,070 in Agriculture · FY2012–FY2024
    Top 8% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 19 filings · Top 8% of 332,896 US employers · FY2012–FY2024
    19 Green-card filings FY2012–FY2024
    #24 Green-card filings per employee, Agriculture 19 filings / 7 employees (2024, self-reported) · #24 of 1,926 of 1,926 in Agriculture with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2012–FY2024
    #27 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Agriculture 19 filings / 7 employees (2024, self-reported) · #27 of 1,926 of 1,926 in Agriculture reporting headcount · FY2012–FY2024
    Top 1% Green-card filings per employee, all US 19 filings / 7 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 1% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2012–FY2024
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, all US 19 filings / 7 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 5% of 115,211 US employers reporting headcount · FY2012–FY2024
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

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 →

Certified

6

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 ↗ approvals

Expired

8

57.1% rate

Denied

5

26.3% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications KELLS FARMS has filed each quarter, from FY2012 to today.

FY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 4 filingsFY2019 Q1: 3 filingsFY2021 Q4: 3 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 6 filings036FY2012FY2018FY2019FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

KELLS FARMS applied to sponsor 19 workers for green cards between 2012 and 2024. 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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