Sanford Health

48 Green card sponsorships · 262 Temporary work filings · Healthcare · FY2019–FY2025
FEIN 31-1527032 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
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
40,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.12% Green-card sponsorship rate 48 green-card filings / 40,000 employees · FY2019–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
0.66% Work-visa filing rate 262 work-visa filings / 40,000 employees · FY2019–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
0.78% Visa filings vs workforce 310 filings / 40,000 employees · FY2019–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.
  • Healthcare · est. 40,000 U.S. employees
  • 4% Green-card filings denied 2 of 48 green-card filings · FY2019–FY2025 filings
    44% Green-card filings certified 21 of 48 green-card filings · last filed Jan 2026 · FY2019–FY2025
    Jan 2026 Last filing
    0.78% Visa filings vs workforce 310 filings / 40,000 employees · FY2019–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings 310 filings · last Jan 2026 · Top 1% of 17,793 in Healthcare · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 310 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2025
    48 Green-card filings FY2019–FY2025
    262 Work-visa filings FY2019–FY2025
    Top 86% Work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 249 filings / 40,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 86% of 4,055 in Healthcare with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2019–FY2025
    Top 89% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 297 filings / 40,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 89% of 9,076 in Healthcare reporting headcount · FY2019–FY2025
    Top 95% Green-card filings per employee, Healthcare 48 filings / 40,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 95% of 9,076 in Healthcare with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2019–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.
Work location vs filing location wage differential

57% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (27 of 47 filings)

Worksite differs
57% (27)
Same state
43% (20)

Employer primary state: SD · Most common remote worksite: ND

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 →

21 Certified green-card approvals · FY2019–FY2025
24 Expired 53.3% rate · FY2019–FY2025
2 Denied 4.2% rate · FY2019–FY2025
1 Withdrawn 2.1% rate · FY2019–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications Sanford Health has filed each quarter, from FY2019 to today.

FY2022 Q1: 4 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 6 filingsFY2024 Q1: 2 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q2: 17 filingsFY2025 Q3: 2 filingsFY2025 Q4: 13 filingsFY2026 Q2: 1 filings0817FY2022FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Sanford Health applied to sponsor 48 workers for green cards between 2019 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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