Sanford Clinic

159 Green card sponsorships · 467 Temporary work filings · Healthcare · FY2008–FY2025
FEIN 46-0447693 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as SANFORD CLINIC
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
2,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
6.4% Green-card sponsorship rate 159 green-card filings / 2,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
18.7% Work-visa filing rate 467 work-visa filings / 2,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
25.0% Visa filings vs workforce 626 filings / 2,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Healthcare · est. 2,500 U.S. employees
  • 54% Green-card filings certified 86 of 159 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    2 Green-card filings denied of 159 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    8 Green-card filings withdrawn of 159 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    #59 Green-card + work-visa filings 626 filings · last Jun 2026 · #59 of 17,793 in Healthcare · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    25% Visa filings vs workforce 626 filings / 2,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +220% Trend vs last year FY2025 16 vs FY2024 5
    #59 Green-card + work-visa filings, Healthcare 626 filings · #59 of 17,793 in Healthcare · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 626 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    159 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    467 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 37% Work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 246 filings / 2,500 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 37% of 4,055 in Healthcare with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 40% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 405 filings / 2,500 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 40% of 9,076 in Healthcare reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. 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 →

Certified

86

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

63

42.3% rate

Denied

2

1.3% rate

Withdrawn

8

5.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Sanford Clinic has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2010 Q1: 5 filingsFY2011 Q1: 14 filingsFY2012 Q1: 20 filingsFY2013 Q1: 11 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 2 filingsFY2015 Q3: 7 filingsFY2015 Q4: 3 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 8 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 4 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 2 filingsFY2018 Q3: 3 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 9 filingsFY2020 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 7 filingsFY2021 Q1: 3 filingsFY2021 Q3: 13 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 4 filingsFY2023 Q4: 2 filingsFY2024 Q3: 5 filingsFY2025 Q1: 2 filingsFY2025 Q3: 3 filingsFY2025 Q4: 11 filingsFY2026 Q1: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 4 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings01020FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Sanford Clinic applied to sponsor 159 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.

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