Meta Platforms, Inc

1,613 Green card sponsorships · 24,893 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2022–FY2025
Filing volume #19 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
22,008 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
7.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 1,613 green-card filings / 22,008 employees · FY2022–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
113.1% Work-visa filing rate 24,893 work-visa filings / 22,008 employees · FY2022–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
120.4% Visa filings vs workforce 26,506 filings / 22,008 employees · FY2022–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Information Technology · est. 22,008 U.S. employees
  • 41% Green-card filings certified 660 of 1,613 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2022–FY2025
    6 Green-card filings denied of 1,613 green-card filings · FY2022–FY2025 filings
    181 Green-card filings withdrawn of 1,613 green-card filings · FY2022–FY2025 filings
    #3 Green-card + work-visa filings 26,506 filings · last Jun 2026 · #3 of 7,239 in Information Technology · #19 of 332,896 US employers · FY2022–FY2025
    120% Visa filings vs workforce 26,506 filings / 22,008 employees · FY2022–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -38% Trend vs last year FY2025 415 vs FY2024 666
    #3 Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 26,506 filings · #3 of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2022–FY2025
    #19 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 26,506 filings · #19 of 332,896 US employers · FY2022–FY2025
    1,613 Green-card filings FY2022–FY2025
    24,893 Work-visa filings FY2022–FY2025
    Top 10% Work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 22,263 filings / 22,008 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 10% of 3,394 in Information Technology with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2022–FY2025
    Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 23,876 filings / 22,008 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 11% of 4,593 in Information Technology reporting headcount · FY2022–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.4%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. 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.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 6.5% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

40% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (607 of 1,530 filings)

Worksite differs
40% (607)
Same state
60% (923)

Employer primary state: CALIFORNIA · Most common remote worksite: WASHINGTON

Immigration How this is calculated →
Temporary labor concentration

22,263 temporary H-1B applications vs 1,530 permanent sponsorships (ratio 15:1)

Temporary ( 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 ↗ )
22,263
Permanent ( 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 ↗ )
1,530
Immigration How this is calculated →

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

660

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

766

53.7% rate

Denied

6

0.4% rate

Withdrawn

181

11.2% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Meta Platforms, Inc has filed each quarter, from FY2022 to today.

FY2023 Q1: 10 filingsFY2023 Q2: 60 filingsFY2023 Q3: 26 filingsFY2023 Q4: 275 filingsFY2024 Q1: 474 filingsFY2024 Q2: 191 filingsFY2024 Q4: 1 filingsFY2025 Q1: 13 filingsFY2025 Q2: 33 filingsFY2025 Q3: 42 filingsFY2025 Q4: 327 filingsFY2026 Q1: 79 filingsFY2026 Q2: 62 filingsFY2026 Q3: 20 filings0237474FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Meta Platforms, Inc applied to sponsor 1,613 workers for green cards between 2022 and 2025. 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.

Subsidiaries 2

Combined: 8,677 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 ↗ + 38,851 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 ↗ filings

Subsidiary vs All vs Industry Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
FACEBOOK, INC.
-- -- 10,007 21,949 45,686
WHATSAPP INC.
-- -- 114 309 45,686

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