SOFTWARE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE, INC.

97 Green card sponsorships · 19 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
Filing volume Top 3% 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
389 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
24.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 97 green-card filings / 389 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
4.9% Work-visa filing rate 19 work-visa filings / 389 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
29.8% Visa filings vs workforce 116 filings / 389 employees · FY2008–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.
  • Professional Services · est. 389 U.S. employees
  • 1% Green-card filings denied 1 of 97 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    42% Green-card filings certified 41 of 97 green-card filings · last filed Jan 2025 · FY2008–FY2025
    Jan 2025 Last filing
    30% Visa filings vs workforce 116 filings / 389 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 8% Green-card + work-visa filings 116 filings · last Jan 2025 · Top 8% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 116 filings · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    97 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    19 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 37% Green-card filings per employee, Professional Services 97 filings / 389 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 37% of 28,564 in Professional Services with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 59% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 97 filings / 389 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 59% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 33% Green-card filings per employee, all US 97 filings / 389 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 33% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
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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.
Recruitment geography concentration

84% of 57 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 7,125)

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 →

41 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2025
54 Expired 56.8% rate · FY2008–FY2025
1 Denied 1.0% rate · FY2008–FY2025
1 Withdrawn 1.0% rate · FY2008–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications SOFTWARE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE, INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 5 filingsFY2010 Q1: 4 filingsFY2011 Q1: 8 filingsFY2012 Q1: 8 filingsFY2013 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 3 filingsFY2016 Q1: 6 filingsFY2016 Q2: 7 filingsFY2016 Q3: 3 filingsFY2016 Q4: 7 filingsFY2017 Q3: 2 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q1: 2 filingsFY2018 Q2: 4 filingsFY2018 Q3: 4 filingsFY2018 Q4: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 5 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 2 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q4: 2 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 2 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 1 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2025 Q2: 1 filings048FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

SOFTWARE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE, INC. applied to sponsor 97 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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