Does Sony Music Entertainment sponsor green cards?

Sony Music Entertainment has filed 23 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does Sony Music Entertainment sponsor?

Sony Music Entertainment has filed 167 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

How long has Sony Music Entertainment been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for Sony Music Entertainment cover fiscal years 2008 through 2025.

Sony Music Entertainment

23 Green card sponsorships · 167 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025

FEIN 56-2472344 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)

Also filed as SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Filing volume Top 2% of 332,896 US employers by PERM 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 jobI-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 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 DOLCap 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

1,367 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

1.7% Green-card sponsorship rate 23 green-card filings / 1,367 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

12.2% Work-visa filing rate 167 work-visa filings / 1,367 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

13.9% Visa filings vs workforce 190 filings / 1,367 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

One record, five questions. Ask as many as you like.

We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
Information Technology · est. 1,367 U.S. employees
4% Green-card filings denied 1 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

48% Green-card filings certified 11 of 23 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025

Jun 2026 Last filing

14% Visa filings vs workforce 190 filings / 1,367 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount

Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 190 filings · Top 5% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025

Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 190 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025

23 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025

167 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025

Top 81% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 23 filings / 1,367 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 81% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025

12% Green-card filings, share of all filings 23 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 4% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#7,786 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#404 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

1.7% Green-card filings per employee 23 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

88% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 167 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 3% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,261 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#276 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

12.2% Work-visa filings per employee 167 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

190 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,387 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#309 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.8% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and certified.
Information Technology · est. 1,367 U.S. employees
4% Green-card filings denied 1 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

39% Green-card filings left unused 9 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

48% Green-card filings certified 11 of 23 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025

9% Green-card filings withdrawn 2 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 190 filings · Top 5% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025

Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 190 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025

Jun 2026 Last filing

23 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025

167 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025

Top 81% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 23 filings / 1,367 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 81% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025

12% Green-card filings, share of all filings 23 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 4% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#7,786 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#404 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

1.7% Green-card filings per employee 23 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

88% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 167 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 3% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,261 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#276 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

12.2% Work-visa filings per employee 167 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

190 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,387 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#309 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

13.9% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 190 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at work-visa filings denied, certified, and USCIS H-1B petitions approved.
Information Technology · est. 1,367 U.S. employees
6 Work-visa filings denied of 167 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

83% Work-visa filings certified 138 of 167 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

99% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 67 of 68 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY2023

5 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 167 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

18 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 167 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 5% Work-visa filing volume · Information Technology top 3% of 231,601 US employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 6% Green-card filing volume · Information Technology top 4% of 210,333 US employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

7.3:1 Temp-to-perm 167 work visas / 23 green cards · FY2008–FY2025

99% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 141 of 142 filings that state it · 25 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Jun 2026 Last filing

Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 190 filings · Top 5% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025

Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 190 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025

23 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025 filings

12% Green-card filings, share of all filings 23 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 4% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#7,786 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#404 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

1.7% Green-card filings per employee 23 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

167 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025 filings

88% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 167 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 3% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,261 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#276 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

12.2% Work-visa filings per employee 167 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

190 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,387 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#309 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

13.9% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 190 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, work-visa filings certified, and green-card filings withdrawn.
Information Technology · est. 1,367 U.S. employees
4% Green-card filings denied 1 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

83% Work-visa filings certified 138 of 167 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

9% Green-card filings withdrawn 2 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

7.3:1 Temp-to-perm 167 work visas / 23 green cards · FY2008–FY2025

Jun 2026 Last filing

Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 190 filings · Top 5% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025

Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 190 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025

23 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025

167 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025

Top 81% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 23 filings / 1,367 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 81% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025

Top 82% Green-card filings per employee, all US 23 filings / 1,367 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 82% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025

12% Green-card filings, share of all filings 23 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 4% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#7,786 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#404 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

1.7% Green-card filings per employee 23 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

88% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 167 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 3% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,261 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#276 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

12.2% Work-visa filings per employee 167 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

190 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,387 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#309 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

13.9% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 190 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.8% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and withdrawn.
4% Green-card filings denied 1 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

39% Green-card filings left unused 9 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

9% Green-card filings withdrawn 2 of 23 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 190 filings · Top 5% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025

Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 190 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025

1 FEIN verifiable at dol.gov

23 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025

167 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025

Top 81% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 23 filings / 1,367 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 81% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025

12% Green-card filings, share of all filings 23 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 4% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#7,786 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#404 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

1.7% Green-card filings per employee 23 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

88% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 167 of this employer's 190 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 3% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,261 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#276 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

12.2% Work-visa filings per employee 167 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

190 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025 filings

#6,387 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

#309 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2025 filings

13.9% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 190 filings / 1,367 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings
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History, not a hiring promise.

Public record data. PERM 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 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 →

11 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2025

9 Expired 45.0% rate · FY2008–FY2025

1 Denied 4.3% rate · FY2008–FY2025

2 Withdrawn 8.7% rate · FY2008–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications Sony Music Entertainment has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

Sony Music Entertainment applied to sponsor 23 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.

Recent layoff notices

Sony Music Entertainment has filed 3 WARN WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

USCIS visa petition outcomes

Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

How many visa applications became actual visas

20.5%

30 decisions / 146 certified LCAs

Total USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ decisions

29 initial approvals, 1 initial denials

LCA 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 ↗ realization rate

Only 20.5% of this employer's 146 certified LCA 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 ↗ applications resulted in USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions.

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Total
2023	0	0	1	1
2022	0	0	11	11
2021	5	0	2	7
2020	2	0	3	5
2019	5	0	4	9
2018	2	0	0	2
2017	0	0	3	3
2016	1	1	1	3
2015	2	0	0	2
2014	1	0	1	2
2013	2	0	5	7
2012	1	0	3	4
2011	4	0	1	5
2010	1	0	2	3
2009	3	0	1	4

15 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.

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