Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

297 Green card sponsorships · 1,412 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–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
3,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
9.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 297 green-card filings / 3,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
47.1% Work-visa filing rate 1,412 work-visa filings / 3,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
57.0% Visa filings vs workforce 1,709 filings / 3,000 employees · FY2008–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.
  • Professional Services · est. 3,000 U.S. employees
  • 2% Green-card filings denied 6 of 297 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    48% Green-card filings certified 142 of 297 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    Jun 2026 Last filing
    57% Visa filings vs workforce 1,709 filings / 3,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +57% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 22 vs 14
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings 1,709 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 1% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,709 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    297 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    1,412 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 58% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 705 filings / 3,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 58% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 50% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 1,002 filings / 3,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 50% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2008–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.

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.
Post-layoff filing increase

31 immigration filings in the 2 years after a 102-worker WARN notice (replacement ratio 30.4%, peak 10.5x baseline)

Baseline (2015-2018 avg)
2.0
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 ↗ year 2019 - 102 workers
Post- 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 ↗ peak (2020-2021)
21

Replacement ratio: 30.4% · spike multiplier: 10.5x baseline

Temporal How this is calculated →
Wage level concentration

57% of PERM filings at Level I (entry) prevailing wage vs 11% industry median

Level I
56% (68)
Level II
30% (36)
Level III
10% (13)
Level IV
2% (3)

Industry median Level I share: 11.4% · 90th percentile: 40.0%

Immigration How this is calculated →
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

7 OSHA ITA Form 300A filings, 96 reportable cases, 2 severe-injury reports alongside 705 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA 300A — OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Employer's annual injury/illness summary submitted to OSHARecordable ≠ fault or violation; reported per ESTABLISHMENT (site), not per company — see §4 join ruleOfficial source ↗ reported safety record
2 severe-injury reports
96 total reportable cases
7 ITA Form 300A filings
Visa-dependent workforce
705 H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"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 ↗ filings
230 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 ↗ applications
Safety How this is calculated →
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

WARN: 279 workers laid off | TAA: DOL certified job shift to BULGARIA

Temporal 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 →

142 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2025
144 Expired 50.3% rate · FY2008–FY2025
6 Denied 2.0% rate · FY2008–FY2025
5 Withdrawn 1.7% rate · FY2008–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 14 filingsFY2009 Q1: 5 filingsFY2010 Q1: 24 filingsFY2011 Q1: 21 filingsFY2012 Q1: 23 filingsFY2013 Q1: 12 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 6 filingsFY2015 Q3: 3 filingsFY2015 Q4: 8 filingsFY2016 Q1: 5 filingsFY2016 Q2: 8 filingsFY2016 Q3: 6 filingsFY2016 Q4: 4 filingsFY2017 Q1: 3 filingsFY2017 Q2: 3 filingsFY2017 Q3: 2 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q1: 6 filingsFY2018 Q2: 2 filingsFY2018 Q3: 5 filingsFY2018 Q4: 3 filingsFY2019 Q1: 18 filingsFY2020 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 4 filingsFY2020 Q4: 3 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 3 filingsFY2021 Q3: 10 filingsFY2021 Q4: 7 filingsFY2022 Q1: 2 filingsFY2022 Q2: 7 filingsFY2022 Q3: 2 filingsFY2022 Q4: 3 filingsFY2023 Q1: 5 filingsFY2023 Q2: 3 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 5 filingsFY2024 Q1: 7 filingsFY2024 Q2: 3 filingsFY2024 Q3: 4 filingsFY2025 Q1: 1 filingsFY2025 Q2: 2 filingsFY2025 Q3: 12 filingsFY2025 Q4: 7 filingsFY2026 Q1: 10 filingsFY2026 Q2: 7 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings01224FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation applied to sponsor 297 workers for green cards between 2008 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.

Recent layoff notices

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has filed 20 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.

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