SmartDrive Systems, Inc

5 Green card sponsorships · 23 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2023
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
200 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
5 Green-card filings 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 ↗ filings on record
23 Work-visa filings 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 on record

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Manufacturing · est. 200 U.S. employees
  • 0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 5 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2023 filings
    80% Green-card filings certified 4 of 5 green-card filings · last filed May 2023 · FY2018–FY2023
    May 2023 Last filing
    Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 28 filings · Top 11% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2023
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 28 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2023
    5 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2023
    23 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2023
    Top 58% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 5 filings / 200 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 58% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2023
    18% Green-card filings, share of all filings 5 of this employer's 28 · FY2018–FY2023 filings
    Top 13% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2018–FY2023 filings
    #26,853 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2018–FY2023 filings
    #3,368 of 22,482 Green-card filings rank · Manufacturing FY2018–FY2023 filings
    2.5% Green-card filings per employee 5 filings / 200 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2018–FY2023 filings
    82% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 23 of this employer's 28 · FY2018–FY2023 filings
    Top 13% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2018–FY2023 filings
    #28,312 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2018–FY2023 filings
    #2,746 of 13,792 Work-visa filings rank · Manufacturing FY2018–FY2023 filings
    11.5% Work-visa filings per employee 23 filings / 200 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2018–FY2023 filings
    28 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2018–FY2023 filings
    #23,208 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2018–FY2023 filings
    #2,371 of 22,526 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Manufacturing FY2018–FY2023 filings
    14.0% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 28 filings / 200 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2018–FY2023 filings

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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 →

4 Certified green-card approvals · FY2018–FY2023
1 Expired 20.0% rate · FY2018–FY2023
0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2018–FY2023
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2018–FY2023

Filings over time

How many green card applications SmartDrive Systems, Inc has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filings001FY2016FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

SmartDrive Systems, Inc applied to sponsor 5 workers for green cards between 2018 and 2023. 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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