Does M&T Bank sponsor green cards?

M&T Bank has filed 109 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does M&T Bank sponsor?

M&T Bank has filed 493 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

What is M&T Bank's government approval rate?

Across 109 PERM filings, M&T Bank has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has M&T Bank been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for M&T Bank cover fiscal years 2012 through 2026.

M&T Bank

109 Green card sponsorships · 493 Temporary work filings · Finance & Insurance · FY2012–FY2026

FEIN 16-0538020 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)

Also filed as Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company MT BANK

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

4,681 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

109 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

493 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.
Finance & Insurance · est. 4,681 U.S. employees Showing 3 of 5 measurements · Show all →
1% Green-card filings denied 1 of 109 green-card filings · FY2012–FY2026 filings

1 Green-card filings denied FY2012–FY2026 filings

60% Green-card filings certified 65 of 109 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2012–FY2026

65 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 35.7% < 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 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Finance & Insurance 602 filings · Top 3% of 8,302 in Finance & Insurance · FY2012–FY2026

Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 602 filings · Top 1% of 330,651 US employers · FY2012–FY2026

#170 of 8,302 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Finance & Insurance FY2012–FY2026 filings

#2,175 of 330,651 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2012–FY2026 filings

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

12.9% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 602 filings / 4,681 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2012–FY2026 filings

Top 63% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 602 filings / 4,681 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 63% of 5,190 in Finance & Insurance reporting headcount · FY2012–FY2026

Top 1% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2012–FY2026 filings

82% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 493 of this employer's 602 · FY2012–FY2026 filings

#164 of 6,269 Work-visa filings rank · Finance & Insurance FY2012–FY2026 filings

#2,296 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2012–FY2026 filings

493 Work-visa filings FY2012–FY2026

10.5% Work-visa filings per employee 493 filings / 4,681 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2012–FY2026 filings

Top 63% Work-visa filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 493 filings / 4,681 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 63% of 3,997 in Finance & Insurance with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2012–FY2026

+417% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2019 31 vs 6

Top 1% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2012–FY2026 filings

18% Green-card filings, share of all filings 109 of this employer's 602 · FY2012–FY2026 filings

#163 of 8,270 Green-card filings rank · Finance & Insurance FY2012–FY2026 filings

#1,628 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2012–FY2026 filings

109 Green-card filings FY2012–FY2026

2.3% Green-card filings per employee 109 filings / 4,681 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2012–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 →

65 Certified green-card approvals · FY2012–FY2026

38 Expired 36.9% rate · FY2012–FY2026

1 Denied 0.9% rate · FY2012–FY2026

5 Withdrawn 4.6% rate · FY2012–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green card applications M&T Bank has filed each quarter, from FY2012 to today.

What this means

M&T Bank applied to sponsor 109 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.

Recent layoff notices

M&T Bank has filed 1 WARN WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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

6.9%

31 decisions / 449 certified LCAs

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

29 initial approvals, 2 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

0.06:1

initial approvals per continuing approval, 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)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 ↗ hub, FY2015-FY2023

100.0% initial approval rate (3yr)

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 ↗ realization rate

6.9% of this employer's 449 certified 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 ↗ applications resulted in 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 decisions.

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2023	1	0	45	1	47
2022	4	0	87	0	91
2021	8	0	73	0	81
2020	2	0	24	0	26
2019	6	1	22	0	29
2018	2	1	9	2	14
2017	3	0	8	0	11
2016	3	0	11	0	14
2015	0	0	3	0	3

9 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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