Pricesmart LLC

7 Green card sponsorships · 16 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2009–FY2021
Filing volume Top 16% 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
15 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2021
46.7% Green-card sponsorship rate 7 green-card filings / 15 employees · FY2009–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount
106.7% Work-visa filing rate 16 work-visa filings / 15 employees · FY2009–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount
153.3% Visa filings vs workforce 23 filings / 15 employees · FY2009–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings certified, last filing, and visa filings vs workforce.
  • Retail Trade · est. 15 U.S. employees
  • 29% Green-card filings certified 2 of 7 green-card filings · last filed Apr 2026 · FY2009–FY2021
    Apr 2026 Last filing
    153% Visa filings vs workforce 23 filings / 15 employees · FY2009–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 self-reported headcount
    Top 9% Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 23 filings · Top 9% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2009–FY2021
    Top 16% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 23 filings · Top 16% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2021
    7 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2021
    16 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2021
    Top 22% Green-card filings per employee, Retail Trade 7 filings / 15 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 22% of 7,191 in Retail Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2021
    30% Green-card filings, share of all filings 7 of this employer's 23 · FY2009–FY2021 filings
    Top 10% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2009–FY2021 filings
    #20,555 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2009–FY2021 filings
    #537 of 11,803 Green-card filings rank · Retail Trade FY2009–FY2021 filings
    46.7% Green-card filings per employee 7 filings / 15 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2009–FY2021 filings
    70% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 16 of this employer's 23 · FY2009–FY2021 filings
    Top 16% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2009–FY2021 filings
    #36,861 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2009–FY2021 filings
    #624 of 3,553 Work-visa filings rank · Retail Trade FY2009–FY2021 filings
    106.7% Work-visa filings per employee 16 filings / 15 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2009–FY2021 filings
    23 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2009–FY2021 filings
    #52,568 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2009–FY2021 filings
    #1,016 of 11,809 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Retail Trade FY2009–FY2021 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 →

2 Certified green-card approvals · FY2009–FY2021
2 Expired 50.0% rate · FY2009–FY2021
2 Denied 28.6% rate · FY2009–FY2021
1 Withdrawn 14.3% rate · FY2009–FY2021

Filings over time

How many green card applications Pricesmart LLC has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2011 Q1: 4 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filings024FY2009FY2011FY2017
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Pricesmart LLC applied to sponsor 7 workers for green cards between 2009 and 2021. 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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