Nikola Corporation

55 Green card sponsorships · 322 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2020–FY2025
Filing volume Top 1% 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
914 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
6.0% Green-card sponsorship rate 55 green-card filings / 914 employees · FY2020–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
35.2% Work-visa filing rate 322 work-visa filings / 914 employees · FY2020–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
41.2% Visa filings vs workforce 377 filings / 914 employees · FY2020–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. 914 U.S. employees
  • 7% Green-card filings denied 4 of 55 green-card filings · FY2020–FY2025 filings
    60% Green-card filings certified 33 of 55 green-card filings · last filed May 2026 · FY2020–FY2025
    May 2026 Last filing
    41% Visa filings vs workforce 377 filings / 914 employees · FY2020–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings 377 filings · last May 2026 · Top 1% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 377 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2025
    55 Green-card filings FY2020–FY2025
    322 Work-visa filings FY2020–FY2025
    Top 13% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 322 filings / 914 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 13% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2020–FY2025
    Top 15% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 377 filings / 914 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 15% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2020–FY2025
    Top 40% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 55 filings / 914 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 40% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2020–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.6% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.
Which entities?
  • Nikola Corporation
  • Nikola Corpotation

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.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 11.9% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

75% of 32 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 5,996)

Immigration How this is calculated →

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 →

33 Certified green-card approvals · FY2020–FY2025
16 Expired 32.7% rate · FY2020–FY2025
4 Denied 7.3% rate · FY2020–FY2025
2 Withdrawn 3.6% rate · FY2020–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications Nikola Corporation has filed each quarter, from FY2020 to today.

FY2021 Q3: 2 filingsFY2021 Q4: 2 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q3: 4 filingsFY2022 Q4: 8 filingsFY2023 Q1: 4 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 3 filingsFY2023 Q4: 1 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 3 filingsFY2025 Q1: 8 filingsFY2025 Q2: 2 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 3 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filingsFY2026 Q3: 8 filings048FY2021FY2023FY2024FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Nikola Corporation applied to sponsor 55 workers for green cards between 2020 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.

Subsidiaries 1

Combined: 48 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 ↗ + 322 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 vs All vs Industry Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
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