Oberlin College

30 Green card sponsorships · 176 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2009–FY2025
FEIN 34-0714363 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
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
1,119 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
2.7% Green-card sponsorship rate 30 green-card filings / 1,119 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
15.7% Work-visa filing rate 176 work-visa filings / 1,119 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
18.4% Visa filings vs workforce 206 filings / 1,119 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.
  • Education · est. 1,119 U.S. employees
  • 0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 30 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    70% Green-card filings certified 21 of 30 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    Jun 2026 Last filing
    18% Visa filings vs workforce 206 filings / 1,119 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings 206 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 7% of 7,445 in Education · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 206 filings · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    30 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    176 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 39% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 78 filings / 1,119 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 39% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 44% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 108 filings / 1,119 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 44% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 52% Green-card filings per employee, Education 30 filings / 1,119 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 52% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–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.

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 →

21 Certified green-card approvals · FY2009–FY2025
8 Expired 27.6% rate · FY2009–FY2025
0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2009–FY2025
1 Withdrawn 3.3% rate · FY2009–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications Oberlin College has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 2 filingsFY2010 Q1: 5 filingsFY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2013 Q1: 4 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 3 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filingsFY2026 Q3: 5 filings025FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Oberlin College applied to sponsor 30 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.

Recent layoff notices

Oberlin College has filed 1 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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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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