SHIMS BARGAIN INC

18 Green card sponsorships · 21 Temporary work filings · Wholesale Trade · FY2008–FY2024
Filing volume Top 7% 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
262 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2021
6.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 18 green-card filings / 262 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2021 headcount
8.0% Work-visa filing rate 21 work-visa filings / 262 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2021 headcount
14.9% Visa filings vs workforce 39 filings / 262 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2021 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Wholesale Trade · est. 262 U.S. employees
  • 39% Green-card filings certified 7 of 18 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2024 · FY2008–FY2024
    0 Green-card filings denied of 18 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 18 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings 39 filings · last Jun 2024 · Top 3% of 10,825 in Wholesale Trade · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2024
    15% Visa filings vs workforce 39 filings / 262 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2021 self-reported headcount
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Wholesale Trade 39 filings · Top 3% of 10,825 in Wholesale Trade · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 39 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2024
    18 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2024
    21 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2024
    Top 78% Work-visa filings per employee, Wholesale Trade 9 filings / 262 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 78% of 2,492 in Wholesale Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 69% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Wholesale Trade 27 filings / 262 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 69% of 6,417 in Wholesale Trade reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 69% Green-card filings per employee, Wholesale Trade 18 filings / 262 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 69% of 6,417 in Wholesale Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024
  • 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

7

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

8

53.3% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

3

16.7% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications SHIMS BARGAIN INC has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 1 filingsFY2010 Q1: 3 filingsFY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filingsFY2020 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q1: 2 filingsFY2021 Q2: 2 filings013FY2008FY2010FY2011FY2016FY2019FY2021
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

SHIMS BARGAIN INC applied to sponsor 18 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2024. 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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