Microsoft Corporation

37,797 Green card sponsorships · 107,782 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2008–FY2026
Filing volume #4 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
228,000 Total employees SEC 10-K (audited) · FY2024
37,797 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
107,782 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
$144,000 Median offered wage FY2025 n=2,251 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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  • We look at work-visa denied share percentile · Information Technology, green-card denied share percentile · Information Technology, work-visa certified share percentile · Information Technology, green-card certified share percentile · Information Technology, work-visa certified-withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology, work-visa withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology, green-card withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology, green-card + work-visa filings percentile · Information Technology, last filing, work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024, work-visa filings percentile · Information Technology, green-card filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024, and green-card filings percentile · Information Technology.
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  • Information Technology · est. 228,000 U.S. employees
  • Higher than 81% of employers work-visa denied share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    Higher than 86% of employers work-visa denied share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.0% Work-visa filings, denied 2 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.0% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 9,302 in FY2025
    0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #81 of 435 work-visa denied share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #1,275 of 9,738 work-visa denied share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    2 Work-visa filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

    No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

    Higher than 69% of employers green-card denied share percentile · Information Technology of 109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    Higher than 69% of employers green-card denied share percentile · all US of 2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.7% Green-card filings, denied 54 of 7,414 filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    2.0% → 0.3% Green-card filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 2.0% of 1,704 in FY2024 · 0.3% of 3,161 in FY2025
    0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #33 of 109 green-card denied share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #631 of 2,091 green-card denied share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    54 Green-card filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

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

    Higher than 81% of employers work-visa certified share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    Higher than 70% of employers work-visa certified share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    99.7% Work-visa filings, certified 26,525 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
    94.4% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    100.0% → 99.1% Work-visa filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 100.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 99.1% of 9,302 in FY2025
    95.8% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #80 of 435 work-visa certified share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #2,857 of 9,738 work-visa certified share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    26,525 Work-visa filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

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

    Higher than 37% of employers green-card certified share percentile · Information Technology of 109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    Higher than 31% of employers green-card certified share percentile · all US of 2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    94.2% Green-card filings, certified 6,985 of 7,414 filings · FY2023-FY2025
    96.2% Green-card filings, certified · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    97.5% → 92.6% Green-card filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 97.5% of 1,704 in FY2024 · 92.6% of 3,161 in FY2025
    97.0% Green-card filings, certified · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #68 of 109 green-card certified share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #1,437 of 2,091 green-card certified share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    6,985 Green-card filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

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

    Higher than 38% of employers work-visa certified-withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    Higher than 48% of employers work-visa certified-withdrawn share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.3% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 86 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
    2.5% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.0% → 0.9% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 0.9% of 9,302 in FY2025
    0.7% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #267 of 435 work-visa certified-withdrawn share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #4,970 of 9,738 work-visa certified-withdrawn share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    86 Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

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

    Higher than 0% of employers work-visa withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · tied with 194 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
    Higher than 0% of employers work-visa withdrawn share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · tied with 4,972 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
    0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 0 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.8% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.0% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 9,302 in FY2025
    0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #241 of 435 work-visa withdrawn share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · tied with 194 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
    #4,766 of 9,738 work-visa withdrawn share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · tied with 4,972 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
    0 Work-visa filings, withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

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

    Higher than 66% of employers green-card withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology of 109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    Higher than 78% of employers green-card withdrawn share percentile · all US of 2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    5.1% Green-card filings, withdrawn 375 of 7,414 filings · FY2023-FY2025
    2.6% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    0.5% → 7.1% Green-card filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.5% of 1,704 in FY2024 · 7.1% of 3,161 in FY2025
    0.7% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #37 of 109 green-card withdrawn share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    #458 of 2,091 green-card withdrawn share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
    375 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
    #1 of 3,104 Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 145,579 filings · #1 of 3,104 in Information Technology · FY2023-FY2025
    #4 of 150,445 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 145,579 filings · #4 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025
    145,579 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings
    12% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
    #104 of 500 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 79% of employers · of 500 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 12% · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
    #3,612 of 8,816 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 59% of employers · of 8,816 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 12% · 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

    No percentile — a date has no percentile; No share — a date has no share; No rank — a date has no rank; No per-employee figure — a date has no per-employee figure.

    Bottom 37% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=1,156 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    Bottom 37% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    -2% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
    #738 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
    #20,435 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
    74% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 107,782 of this employer's 145,579 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
    #1 of 2,418 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2023-FY2025
    #5 of 115,333 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
    107,782 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026
    9.4% Work-visa filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
    #97 of 414 Work-visa filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 76% of employers · of 414 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 9.4% · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
    #3,064 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 9.4% · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
    Top 39% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    Top 35% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    +86% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 3,161 vs 1,704 · FY2026 to date: 1,685
    #168 of 436 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    #2,455 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
    26% Green-card filings, share of all filings 37,797 of this employer's 145,579 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
    #1 of 2,470 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2023-FY2025
    #1 of 64,307 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
    37,797 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026
    3.1% Green-card filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
    #12 of 106 Green-card filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 88% of employers · of 106 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 3.1% · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
    #930 of 2,018 Green-card filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 53% of employers · of 2,018 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 3.1% · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025

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Higher than 81% of employers work-visa denied share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
Higher than 86% of employers work-visa denied share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, denied 2 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 9,302 in FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#81 of 435 work-visa denied share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#1,275 of 9,738 work-visa denied share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
2 Work-visa filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

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

Higher than 69% of employers green-card denied share percentile · Information Technology of 109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
Higher than 69% of employers green-card denied share percentile · all US of 2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.7% Green-card filings, denied 54 of 7,414 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
2.0% → 0.3% Green-card filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 2.0% of 1,704 in FY2024 · 0.3% of 3,161 in FY2025
0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#33 of 109 green-card denied share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#631 of 2,091 green-card denied share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
54 Green-card filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

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

Higher than 81% of employers work-visa certified share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
Higher than 70% of employers work-visa certified share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
99.7% Work-visa filings, certified 26,525 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
94.4% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
100.0% → 99.1% Work-visa filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 100.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 99.1% of 9,302 in FY2025
95.8% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#80 of 435 work-visa certified share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#2,857 of 9,738 work-visa certified share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
26,525 Work-visa filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

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

Higher than 37% of employers green-card certified share percentile · Information Technology of 109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
Higher than 31% of employers green-card certified share percentile · all US of 2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
94.2% Green-card filings, certified 6,985 of 7,414 filings · FY2023-FY2025
96.2% Green-card filings, certified · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
97.5% → 92.6% Green-card filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 97.5% of 1,704 in FY2024 · 92.6% of 3,161 in FY2025
97.0% Green-card filings, certified · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#68 of 109 green-card certified share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#1,437 of 2,091 green-card certified share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
6,985 Green-card filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

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

Higher than 38% of employers work-visa certified-withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
Higher than 48% of employers work-visa certified-withdrawn share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.3% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 86 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
2.5% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% → 0.9% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 0.9% of 9,302 in FY2025
0.7% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#267 of 435 work-visa certified-withdrawn share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#4,970 of 9,738 work-visa certified-withdrawn share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
86 Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

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

Higher than 0% of employers work-visa withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology of 435 employers with 20+ filings · tied with 194 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
Higher than 0% of employers work-visa withdrawn share percentile · all US of 9,738 employers with 20+ filings · tied with 4,972 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 0 of 26,613 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.8% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=435 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.0% of 9,492 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 9,302 in FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#241 of 435 work-visa withdrawn share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · tied with 194 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
#4,766 of 9,738 work-visa withdrawn share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · tied with 4,972 others at 0.00% · FY2023-FY2025
0 Work-visa filings, withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

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

Higher than 66% of employers green-card withdrawn share percentile · Information Technology of 109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
Higher than 78% of employers green-card withdrawn share percentile · all US of 2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
5.1% Green-card filings, withdrawn 375 of 7,414 filings · FY2023-FY2025
2.6% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · Information Technology n=109 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.5% → 7.1% Green-card filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.5% of 1,704 in FY2024 · 7.1% of 3,161 in FY2025
0.7% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#37 of 109 green-card withdrawn share rank, highest first · Information Technology employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
#458 of 2,091 green-card withdrawn share rank, highest first · all US employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
375 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
#1 of 3,104 Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 145,579 filings · #1 of 3,104 in Information Technology · FY2023-FY2025
#4 of 150,445 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 145,579 filings · #4 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025
145,579 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings
12% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#104 of 500 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 79% of employers · of 500 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 12% · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#3,612 of 8,816 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 59% of employers · of 8,816 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 12% · 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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Bottom 37% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=1,156 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
Bottom 37% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
-2% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
#738 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
#20,435 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

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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
74% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 107,782 of this employer's 145,579 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
#1 of 2,418 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2023-FY2025
#5 of 115,333 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
107,782 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026
9.4% Work-visa filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#97 of 414 Work-visa filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 76% of employers · of 414 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 9.4% · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#3,064 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 9.4% · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
Top 39% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
Top 35% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
+86% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 3,161 vs 1,704 · FY2026 to date: 1,685
#168 of 436 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · Information Technology · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=436 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
#2,455 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

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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
26% Green-card filings, share of all filings 37,797 of this employer's 145,579 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
#1 of 2,470 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2023-FY2025
#1 of 64,307 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
37,797 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026
3.1% Green-card filings per employee median of 3 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#12 of 106 Green-card filings per employee, rank · Information Technology Higher than 88% of employers · of 106 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 3.1% · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#930 of 2,018 Green-card filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 53% of employers · of 2,018 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 3.1% · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
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  • Microsoft Corporation
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  • ZENIMAX MEDIA INC.
  • Microsoft Online, 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 →

35,005 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
1,385 Denied 3.7% rate · FY2008–FY2026
1,407 Withdrawn 3.7% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings Microsoft Corporation has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 156 filingsFY2008 Q2: 420 filingsFY2008 Q3: 358 filingsFY2008 Q4: 57 filingsFY2009 Q1: 24 filingsFY2009 Q2: 37 filingsFY2009 Q3: 52 filingsFY2009 Q4: 20 filingsFY2010 Q1: 22 filingsFY2010 Q2: 22 filingsFY2010 Q3: 13 filingsFY2010 Q4: 100 filingsFY2011 Q1: 460 filingsFY2011 Q2: 3033 filingsFY2011 Q3: 775 filingsFY2011 Q4: 393 filingsFY2012 Q1: 290 filingsFY2012 Q2: 185 filingsFY2012 Q3: 1326 filingsFY2012 Q4: 707 filingsFY2013 Q1: 196 filingsFY2013 Q2: 321 filingsFY2013 Q3: 50 filingsFY2013 Q4: 54 filingsFY2015 Q1: 528 filingsFY2015 Q2: 96 filingsFY2015 Q3: 18 filingsFY2015 Q4: 361 filingsFY2016 Q1: 124 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1698 filingsFY2016 Q3: 636 filingsFY2016 Q4: 907 filingsFY2017 Q1: 270 filingsFY2017 Q2: 567 filingsFY2017 Q3: 255 filingsFY2017 Q4: 899 filingsFY2018 Q1: 307 filingsFY2018 Q2: 166 filingsFY2018 Q3: 667 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1163 filingsFY2019 Q1: 232 filingsFY2019 Q2: 199 filingsFY2019 Q3: 602 filingsFY2019 Q4: 242 filingsFY2020 Q1: 383 filingsFY2020 Q2: 318 filingsFY2020 Q3: 453 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1166 filingsFY2021 Q1: 976 filingsFY2021 Q2: 448 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1767 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1502 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1149 filingsFY2022 Q2: 701 filingsFY2022 Q3: 596 filingsFY2022 Q4: 231 filingsFY2023 Q1: 580 filingsFY2023 Q2: 834 filingsFY2023 Q3: 585 filingsFY2023 Q4: 550 filingsFY2024 Q1: 433 filingsFY2024 Q2: 906 filingsFY2024 Q3: 359 filingsFY2024 Q4: 6 filingsFY2025 Q1: 20 filingsFY2025 Q2: 476 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1337 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1328 filingsFY2026 Q1: 97 filingsFY2026 Q2: 469 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1119 filings015163033FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

Microsoft Corporation applied to sponsor 37,797 workers for green cards between 2008 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

Microsoft Corporation has filed 11 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.

Subsidiaries 8

Combined: 42,359 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 ↗ + 122,053 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
3,851 12,004 7,250
421 1,124 2,428
159 648 4,200
42 173 2,100
36 131 863
27 101 166
22 87 1,600
4 3 500

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