Quest Software

27 Green card sponsorships · 146 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025
Filing volume Top 4% 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
1,200 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2022
2.2% Green-card sponsorship rate 27 green-card filings / 1,200 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2022 headcount
12.2% Work-visa filing rate 146 work-visa filings / 1,200 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2022 headcount
14.4% Visa filings vs workforce 173 filings / 1,200 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2022 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Information Technology · est. 1,200 U.S. employees
  • 26% Green-card filings denied 7 of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    41% Green-card filings certified 11 of 27 green-card filings · last filed Oct 2025 · FY2008–FY2025
    Oct 2025 Last filing
    14% Visa filings vs workforce 173 filings / 1,200 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2022 self-reported headcount
    Top 8% Green-card + work-visa filings 173 filings · last Oct 2025 · Top 8% of 7,239 in Information Technology · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 173 filings · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    27 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    146 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 85% Work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 34 filings / 1,200 employees (2022, self-reported) · Top 85% of 3,394 in Information Technology with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 75% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 27 filings / 1,200 employees (2022, self-reported) · Top 75% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 79% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 61 filings / 1,200 employees (2022, self-reported) · Top 79% of 4,593 in Information Technology 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.
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

WARN: 54 workers laid off | TAA: DOL certified job shift to PANAMA

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 →

11 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2025
8 Expired 42.1% rate · FY2008–FY2025
7 Denied 25.9% rate · FY2008–FY2025
1 Withdrawn 3.7% rate · FY2008–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications Quest Software has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 6 filingsFY2009 Q1: 2 filingsFY2010 Q1: 5 filingsFY2011 Q1: 5 filingsFY2012 Q1: 2 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filings036FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Quest Software applied to sponsor 27 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

Quest Software 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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