Qwest Corporation

57 Green card sponsorships · 600 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · 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
1,568 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
3.6% Green-card sponsorship rate 57 green-card filings / 1,568 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
38.3% Work-visa filing rate 600 work-visa filings / 1,568 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
41.9% Visa filings vs workforce 657 filings / 1,568 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Information Technology · est. 1,568 U.S. employees
  • 40% Green-card filings certified 23 of 57 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    2 Green-card filings denied of 57 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 57 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 657 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 2% of 7,239 in Information Technology · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    42% Visa filings vs workforce 657 filings / 1,568 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 657 filings · Top 2% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 657 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    57 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    600 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 55% Work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 211 filings / 1,568 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 55% of 3,394 in Information Technology with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 54% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 268 filings / 1,568 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 54% of 4,593 in Information Technology reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 66% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 57 filings / 1,568 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 66% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. 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.
Work location vs filing location wage differential

58% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (29 of 50 filings)

Worksite differs
58% (29)
Same state
42% (21)

Employer primary state: CO · Most common remote worksite: OH

Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

72% of 40 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 5,400)

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 →

Certified

23

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 ↗ approvals

Expired

29

55.8% rate

Denied

2

3.5% rate

Withdrawn

3

5.3% rate

Filings over time

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

FY2008 Q1: 1 filingsFY2009 Q1: 6 filingsFY2010 Q1: 10 filingsFY2011 Q1: 10 filingsFY2012 Q1: 5 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 1 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 2 filingsFY2025 Q1: 3 filingsFY2025 Q2: 5 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filingsFY2026 Q1: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 6 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings0510FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Qwest Corporation applied to sponsor 57 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

Qwest Corporation has filed 4 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.

Subsidiaries 1

Combined: 59 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 ↗ + 240 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
QWEST CORPORATION D/B/A CENTURYLINK QC
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