Meta Platforms, Inc

1,613 Green card sponsorships · 24,893 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2022–FY2026
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
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Meta Platforms, Inc = +8%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (6,629) against FY2024 (6,135).Information Technology = +9%: all Information Technology employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #73 of 141 in Information Technology · #1,405 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +8%Meta Platforms, Inc +9%Information Technology +8%All U.S. #73 of 141 in Information Technology #1,405 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Bottom 49% of Information Technology Top 50% of U.S. Percentile 6,629 vs 6,135 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Meta Platforms, Inc = -38%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (415) against FY2024 (666).Information Technology = +62%: all Information Technology employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #31 of 32 in Information Technology · #253 of 280 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -38%Meta Platforms, Inc +62%Information Technology +60%All U.S. #31 of 32 in Information Technology #253 of 280 in U.S. Rank Bottom 7% of Information Technology Bottom 10% of U.S. Percentile 415 vs 666 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesMeta Platforms, Inc = 15: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 30.Information Technology = 4.0: the median of 314 ranked Information Technology employers' rates, per 100 employees. Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #33 of 314 in Information Technology · #1,732 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 15Meta Platforms, Inc 4.0Information Technology 4.8All U.S. #33 of 314 in Information Technology #1,732 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Top 11% of Information Technology Top 34% of U.S. Percentile 16,847 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
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0.1% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedMeta Platforms, Inc = 0.1%: 17 of its 16,847 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Information Technology = 0.2%: all Information Technology employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #357 with 1 other of 435 in Information Technology · Tied #8,495 with 11 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 17 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-25
0.2% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedMeta Platforms, Inc = 0.2%: 3 of its 1,452 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Information Technology = 2.1%: all Information Technology employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #68 of 109 in Information Technology · Tied #1,388 with 3 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 3 of 1,452 filings · FY2023-25
98.5% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedMeta Platforms, Inc = 98.5%: 16,587 of its 16,847 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Information Technology = 94.3%: all Information Technology employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #103 of 435 in Information Technology · Tied #3,298 with 10 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 16,587 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-25
87.7% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedMeta Platforms, Inc = 87.7%: 1,273 of its 1,452 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Information Technology = 91.5%: all Information Technology employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #93 of 109 in Information Technology · #1,751 of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 1,273 of 1,452 filings · FY2023-25
1.2% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnMeta Platforms, Inc = 1.2%: 209 of its 16,847 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Information Technology = 4.6%: all Information Technology employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 209 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-25
0.2% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnMeta Platforms, Inc = 0.2%: 34 of its 16,847 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Information Technology = 0.9%: all Information Technology employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 34 of 16,847 filings · FY2023-25
12.1% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnMeta Platforms, Inc = 12.1%: 176 of its 1,452 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Information Technology = 6.5%: all Information Technology employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 176 of 1,452 filings · FY2023-25
26,506 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2022–FY2026 filings
+8% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Meta Platforms, Inc = +8%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (6,629) against FY2024 (6,135).Information Technology = +9%: all Information Technology employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #73 of 141 in Information Technology · #1,405 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 6,629 vs 6,135 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
15 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesMeta Platforms, Inc = 15: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 30.Information Technology = 4.0: the median of 314 ranked Information Technology employers' rates, per 100 employees. Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #33 of 314 in Information Technology · #1,732 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 16,847 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
-38% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 415 vs 666 · FY2026 to date: 161
1.2 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesMeta Platforms, Inc = 1.2: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 1.9.Information Technology = 1.5: the median of 100 ranked Information Technology employers' rates, per 100 employees. Information Technology: the industry code Meta Platforms, Inc put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 51913, 665 of 1,613 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #57 of 100 in Information Technology · #967 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 1,452 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
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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 →

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.

0237474FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
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.

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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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