Native Texas Growers, Ltd.

69 Green card sponsorships · 0 Temporary work filings · Agriculture · FY2018–FY2025
Filing volume Top 3% 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
45 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
153.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 69 green-card filings / 45 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
0.0% Work-visa filing rate 0 work-visa filings / 45 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
153.3% Visa filings vs workforce 69 filings / 45 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Agriculture · est. 45 U.S. employees
  • 38% Green-card filings certified 26 of 69 green-card filings · last filed Jul 2025 · FY2018–FY2025
    0 Green-card filings denied of 69 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    9 Green-card filings withdrawn of 69 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    #24 Green-card + work-visa filings 69 filings · last Jul 2025 · #24 of 3,070 in Agriculture · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    153% Visa filings vs workforce 69 filings / 45 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +11% Trend vs last year FY2025 10 vs FY2023 9
    #24 Green-card + work-visa filings, Agriculture 69 filings · #24 of 3,070 in Agriculture · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 69 filings · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    69 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2025
    #83 Green-card filings per employee, Agriculture 69 filings / 45 employees (2025, self-reported) · #83 of 1,926 of 1,926 in Agriculture with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    #93 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Agriculture 69 filings / 45 employees (2025, self-reported) · #93 of 1,926 of 1,926 in Agriculture reporting headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 3% Green-card filings per employee, all US 69 filings / 45 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 3% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, 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.
Recruitment geography concentration

100% of 44 PERM filings list MEXICO as country of citizenship (HHI 10,000)

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

26

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

34

56.7% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

9

13.0% rate

Agricultural worker visas

8

filings linked

Filings over time

How many green card applications Native Texas Growers, Ltd. has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2018 Q2: 9 filingsFY2018 Q3: 7 filingsFY2018 Q4: 8 filingsFY2019 Q1: 16 filingsFY2020 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q4: 8 filingsFY2023 Q1: 9 filingsFY2025 Q3: 9 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filings0816FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Native Texas Growers, Ltd. applied to sponsor 69 workers for green cards between 2018 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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