MKS INSTRUMENTS

23 Green card sponsorships · 94 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025
Filing volume Top 4% 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
220 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
10.5% Green-card sponsorship rate 23 green-card filings / 220 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
42.7% Work-visa filing rate 94 work-visa filings / 220 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
53.2% Visa filings vs workforce 117 filings / 220 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Manufacturing · est. 220 U.S. employees
  • 0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 23 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    61% Green-card filings certified 14 of 23 green-card filings · last filed Feb 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    Feb 2026 Last filing
    53% Visa filings vs workforce 117 filings / 220 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 117 filings · Top 5% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 117 filings · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    23 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    94 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 28% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 23 filings / 220 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 28% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    20% Green-card filings, share of all filings 23 of this employer's 117 · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    Top 4% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    #7,786 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2009–FY2025 filings
    #977 of 22,482 Green-card filings rank · Manufacturing FY2009–FY2025 filings
    10.5% Green-card filings per employee 23 filings / 220 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    80% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 94 of this employer's 117 · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    Top 5% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    #9,958 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2009–FY2025 filings
    #834 of 13,792 Work-visa filings rank · Manufacturing FY2009–FY2025 filings
    42.7% Work-visa filings per employee 94 filings / 220 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    117 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025 filings
    #10,935 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2009–FY2025 filings
    #1,050 of 22,526 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Manufacturing FY2009–FY2025 filings
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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 →

14 Certified green-card approvals · FY2009–FY2025
7 Expired 33.3% rate · FY2009–FY2025
0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2009–FY2025
2 Withdrawn 8.7% rate · FY2009–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications MKS INSTRUMENTS has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 3 filingsFY2010 Q1: 4 filingsFY2011 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q4: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2025 Q1: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filingsFY2026 Q1: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filings024FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2024FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

MKS INSTRUMENTS applied to sponsor 23 workers for green cards between 2009 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.

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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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