SOTHEBYS

20 Green card sponsorships · 30 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2020–FY2025
FEIN 38-2478406 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Sotheby's, Inc. Sotheby’s, Inc. Sothebys, Inc. SOTHEBYS, INC.
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
1,700 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
1.2% Green-card sponsorship rate 20 green-card filings / 1,700 employees · FY2020–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
1.8% Work-visa filing rate 30 work-visa filings / 1,700 employees · FY2020–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
2.9% Visa filings vs workforce 50 filings / 1,700 employees · FY2020–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings certified, green-card + work-visa filings, and visa filings vs workforce.
  • Retail Trade · est. 1,700 U.S. employees
  • 65% Green-card filings certified 13 of 20 green-card filings · last filed Jul 2025 · FY2020–FY2025
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings 50 filings · last Jul 2025 · Top 4% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2025
    3% Visa filings vs workforce 50 filings / 1,700 employees · FY2020–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    5% Green-card filings denied 1 of 20 · of 20 green-card filings · FY2020–FY2025 filings
    Jul 2025 Last filing
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 50 filings · Top 4% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2020–FY2025
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 50 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2025
    20 Green-card filings FY2020–FY2025
    30 Work-visa filings FY2020–FY2025
    Top 91% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 6 filings / 1,700 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 91% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2020–FY2025
    Top 91% Green-card filings per employee, Retail Trade 20 filings / 1,700 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 91% of 7,191 in Retail Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2020–FY2025
    Top 93% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 26 filings / 1,700 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 93% of 7,191 in Retail Trade reporting headcount · FY2020–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, 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 →

13 Certified green-card approvals · FY2020–FY2025
5 Expired 27.8% rate · FY2020–FY2025
1 Denied 5.0% rate · FY2020–FY2025
1 Withdrawn 5.0% rate · FY2020–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications SOTHEBYS has filed each quarter, from FY2020 to today.

FY2020 Q3: 2 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 3 filingsFY2021 Q4: 4 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 2 filingsFY2024 Q4: 1 filings024FY2020FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

SOTHEBYS applied to sponsor 20 workers for green cards between 2020 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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