L.J. SMITH AND ASSOCIATES

33 Green card sponsorships · 2 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2018–FY2020
Filing volume Top 6% 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
145 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2020
22.8% Green-card sponsorship rate 33 green-card filings / 145 employees · FY2018–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 headcount
1.4% Work-visa filing rate 2 work-visa filings / 145 employees · FY2018–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 headcount
24.1% Visa filings vs workforce 35 filings / 145 employees · FY2018–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Professional Services · est. 145 U.S. employees
  • 0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 33 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2020 filings
    39% Green-card filings certified 13 of 33 green-card filings · last filed May 2020 · FY2018–FY2020
    May 2020 Last filing
    24% Visa filings vs workforce 35 filings / 145 employees · FY2018–FY2020 filings vs FY2020 self-reported headcount
    -92% Green-card filings, FY2020 vs FY2018 1 vs 12
    Top 17% Green-card + work-visa filings 35 filings · last May 2020 · Top 17% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 6% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2020
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 35 filings · Top 6% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2020
    33 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2020
    2 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2020
    Top 38% Green-card filings per employee, Professional Services 33 filings / 145 employees (2020, self-reported) · Top 38% of 28,564 in Professional Services with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2020
    Top 60% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 33 filings / 145 employees (2020, self-reported) · Top 60% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2018–FY2020
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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 →

13 Certified green-card approvals · FY2018–FY2020
20 Expired 60.6% rate · FY2018–FY2020
0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2018–FY2020
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2018–FY2020

Filings over time

How many green card applications L.J. SMITH AND ASSOCIATES has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2016 Q2: 8 filingsFY2016 Q4: 8 filingsFY2017 Q1: 2 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 8 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filings048FY2016FY2017FY2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

L.J. SMITH AND ASSOCIATES applied to sponsor 33 workers for green cards between 2018 and 2020. 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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