SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.

45 Green card sponsorships · 170 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2011–FY2022
Filing volume Top 2% 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
1,605 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2021
2.8% Green-card sponsorship rate 45 green-card filings / 1,605 employees · FY2011–FY2022 filings vs FY2021 headcount
10.6% Work-visa filing rate 170 work-visa filings / 1,605 employees · FY2011–FY2022 filings vs FY2021 headcount
13.4% Visa filings vs workforce 215 filings / 1,605 employees · FY2011–FY2022 filings vs FY2021 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Professional Services · est. 1,605 U.S. employees
  • 69% Green-card filings certified 31 of 45 green-card filings · last filed Sep 2022 · FY2011–FY2022
    0 Green-card filings denied of 45 green-card filings · FY2011–FY2022 filings
    1 Green-card filings withdrawn of 45 green-card filings · FY2011–FY2022 filings
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings 215 filings · last Sep 2022 · Top 7% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2011–FY2022
    13% Visa filings vs workforce 215 filings / 1,605 employees · FY2011–FY2022 filings vs FY2021 self-reported headcount
    -92% Trend vs last year FY2021 1 vs FY2020 12
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 215 filings · Top 7% of 46,637 in Professional Services · FY2011–FY2022
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 215 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2011–FY2022
    45 Green-card filings FY2011–FY2022
    170 Work-visa filings FY2011–FY2022
    Top 84% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 91 filings / 1,605 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 84% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2011–FY2022
    Top 79% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 136 filings / 1,605 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 79% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2011–FY2022
  • 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

31

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

13

29.5% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

1

2.2% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications SEATTLE GENETICS, INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2011 to today.

FY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2012 Q1: 2 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 3 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 6 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 3 filingsFY2018 Q4: 6 filingsFY2019 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 7 filingsFY2020 Q4: 4 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filings037FY2011FY2013FY2017FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

SEATTLE GENETICS, INC. applied to sponsor 45 workers for green cards between 2011 and 2022. 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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