Meta Platforms, Inc

1,613 Green card sponsorships · 24,893 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2022–FY2026
Filing volume #9 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025 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
1,613 Green-card filings 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 ↗ filings on record
24,893 Work-visa filings 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 on record
$204,820 Median offered wage FY2025 n=305 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 ↗ filings · Software Developers (15-1252.00)

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  • Information Technology · est. 22,008 U.S. employees
  • Jun 2026 Last filing

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    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · Information Technology of 3,104 employers · FY2023-FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · all US of 150,445 employers · FY2023-FY2025
    #2 of 3,104 Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 26,506 filings · #2 of 3,104 in Information Technology · FY2023-FY2025
    #9 of 150,445 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 26,506 filings · #9 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025
    26,506 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2022–FY2026 filings
    10% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
    #129 of 500 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 74% of employers · of 500 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 10% · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
    #3,860 of 8,816 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 56% of employers · of 8,816 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 10% · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025

    No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

    Top 44% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=1,156 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    Top 40% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    +8% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
    #501 of 1,156 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=1,156 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    #12,510 of 32,044 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

    No count — a change between two years is not a count; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

    Bottom 15% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    Bottom 19% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    -38% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 415 vs 666 · FY2026 to date: 161
    #374 of 436 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    #5,844 of 7,133 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

    No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

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0.1% Work-visa filings, denied 17 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.2% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.2% of 6,135 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 6,629 in FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
17 Work-visa filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

0.2% Green-card filings, denied 3 of 1,452 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.2% → 0.5% Green-card filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.2% of 666 in FY2024 · 0.5% of 415 in FY2025
0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
3 Green-card filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

98.5% Work-visa filings, certified 16,587 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-FY2025
94.4% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
96.3% → 100.0% Work-visa filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 96.3% of 6,135 in FY2024 · 100.0% of 6,629 in FY2025
95.8% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
16,587 Work-visa filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

87.7% Green-card filings, certified 1,273 of 1,452 filings · FY2023-FY2025
96.2% Green-card filings, certified · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
99.1% → 92.8% Green-card filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 99.1% of 666 in FY2024 · 92.8% of 415 in FY2025
97.0% Green-card filings, certified · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
1,273 Green-card filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

1.2% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 209 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-FY2025
2.5% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
3.1% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 3.1% of 6,135 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 6,629 in FY2025
0.7% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
209 Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

0.2% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 34 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.8% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.3% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.3% of 6,135 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 6,629 in FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
34 Work-visa filings, withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

12.1% Green-card filings, withdrawn 176 of 1,452 filings · FY2023-FY2025
2.6% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.8% → 6.7% Green-card filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.8% of 666 in FY2024 · 6.7% of 415 in FY2025
0.7% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
176 Green-card filings, withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · Information Technology of 3,104 employers · FY2023-FY2025
Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · all US of 150,445 employers · FY2023-FY2025
#2 of 3,104 Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 26,506 filings · #2 of 3,104 in Information Technology · FY2023-FY2025
#9 of 150,445 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 26,506 filings · #9 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025
26,506 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2022–FY2026 filings
10% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#129 of 500 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 74% of employers · of 500 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 10% · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#3,860 of 8,816 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 56% of employers · of 8,816 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 10% · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025

No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

Jun 2026 Last filing

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Top 44% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=1,156 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
Top 40% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
+8% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
#501 of 1,156 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=1,156 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
#12,510 of 32,044 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

No count — a change between two years is not a count; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

Top 1% Work-visa filings percentile · Information Technology of 2,418 employers · FY2023-FY2025
Top 1% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 115,333 employers · FY2023-FY2025
94% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 24,893 of this employer's 26,506 · FY2022–FY2026 filings
#2 of 2,418 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2023-FY2025
#8 of 115,333 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
24,893 Work-visa filings FY2022–FY2026
9.1% Work-visa filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#101 of 414 Work-visa filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 75% of employers · of 414 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 9.1% · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#3,094 of 7,275 Work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 57% of employers · of 7,275 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 9.1% · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
Bottom 15% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
Bottom 19% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
-38% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 415 vs 666 · FY2026 to date: 161
#374 of 436 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
#5,844 of 7,133 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

Top 1% Green-card filings percentile · Information Technology of 2,470 employers · FY2023-FY2025
Top 1% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 64,307 employers · FY2023-FY2025
6% Green-card filings, share of all filings 1,613 of this employer's 26,506 · FY2022–FY2026 filings
#4 of 2,470 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2023-FY2025
#15 of 64,307 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
1,613 Green-card filings FY2022–FY2026
1.0% Green-card filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#53 of 106 Green-card filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 50% of employers · of 106 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.0% · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#1,222 of 2,018 Green-card filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 39% of employers · of 2,018 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.0% · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025

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Which entities?
  • Meta Platforms, Inc
  • FACEBOOK, INC.
  • WHATSAPP INC.

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 →

1,426 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2022–FY2026
6 Denied 0.4% rate · FY2022–FY2026
181 Withdrawn 11.2% rate · FY2022–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings 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 Data through FY2026

What this means

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

Subsidiaries 2

Combined: 11,734 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 ↗ + 47,151 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 Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
10,007 21,949 45,686
114 309 —

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