LF USA INC.

11 Green card sponsorships · 107 Temporary work filings · Wholesale Trade · FY2011–FY2018
Filing volume Top 12% 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
2,300 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2018
0.48% Green-card sponsorship rate 11 green-card filings / 2,300 employees · FY2011–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount
4.7% Work-visa filing rate 107 work-visa filings / 2,300 employees · FY2011–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount
5.1% Visa filings vs workforce 118 filings / 2,300 employees · FY2011–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Wholesale Trade · est. 2,300 U.S. employees
  • 18% Green-card filings denied 2 of 11 green-card filings · FY2011–FY2018 filings
    55% Green-card filings certified 6 of 11 green-card filings · last filed Nov 2017 · FY2011–FY2018
    Nov 2017 Last filing
    5% Visa filings vs workforce 118 filings / 2,300 employees · FY2011–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 self-reported headcount
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings 118 filings · last Nov 2017 · Top 7% of 10,825 in Wholesale Trade · Top 12% of 332,896 US employers · FY2011–FY2018
    Top 12% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 118 filings · Top 12% of 332,896 US employers · FY2011–FY2018
    11 Green-card filings FY2011–FY2018
    107 Work-visa filings FY2011–FY2018
    Top 96% Green-card filings per employee, Wholesale Trade 11 filings / 2,300 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 96% of 6,417 in Wholesale Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2011–FY2018
    Top 98% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Wholesale Trade 11 filings / 2,300 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 98% of 6,417 in Wholesale Trade reporting headcount · FY2011–FY2018
    Top 93% Green-card filings per employee, all US 11 filings / 2,300 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 93% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2011–FY2018
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.6% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.

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 →

6 Certified green-card approvals · FY2011–FY2018
2 Expired 25.0% rate · FY2011–FY2018
2 Denied 18.2% rate · FY2011–FY2018
1 Withdrawn 9.1% rate · FY2011–FY2018

Filings over time

How many green card applications LF USA INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2011 to today.

FY2011: 6 filingsFY2012: 1 filingsFY2013: 3 filingsFY2018: 1 filings036FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

LF USA INC. applied to sponsor 11 workers for green cards between 2011 and 2018. 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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