Does SOTHEBYS sponsor green cards?

SOTHEBYS has filed 20 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does SOTHEBYS sponsor?

SOTHEBYS has filed 30 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

How long has SOTHEBYS been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for SOTHEBYS cover fiscal years 2008 through 2025.

SOTHEBYS

20 Green card sponsorships · 30 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2008–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 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

1,700 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024

20 Green-card filings 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 ↗ filings on record

30 Work-visa filings 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 ↗ filings on record

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.
Retail Trade · est. 1,700 U.S. employees Showing 3 of 5 measurements · Show all →
5% Green-card filings denied 1 of 20 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

1 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2025 filings

65% Green-card filings certified 13 of 20 green-card filings · last filed Jul 2025 · FY2008–FY2025

13 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2025

Jul 2025 Last filing

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We look at work-visa filings denied, certified, and USCIS H-1B petitions approved.
Retail Trade · est. 1,700 U.S. employees Showing 6 of 7 measurements · Show all →
0 Work-visa filings denied of 30 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

87% Work-visa filings certified 26 of 30 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

26 Work-visa filings certified FY2008–FY2025 filings

95% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 86 of 91 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY2023

2 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 30 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Jul 2025 Last filing

1.5:1 Temp-to-perm 30 work visas / 20 green cards · FY2008–FY2025

1 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
History, not a hiring promise.

Every measurement we computed

The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.

Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 50 filings · Top 4% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2008–FY2025

Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 50 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025

#374 of 11,809 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Retail Trade FY2008–FY2025 filings

#20,551 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

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

2.9% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 50 filings / 1,700 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 11% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

60% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 30 of this employer's 50 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#393 of 3,553 Work-visa filings rank · Retail Trade FY2008–FY2025 filings

#23,329 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

30 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025

1.8% Work-visa filings per employee 30 filings / 1,700 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

Top 5% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings

40% Green-card filings, share of all filings 20 of this employer's 50 · FY2008–FY2025 filings

#238 of 11,803 Green-card filings rank · Retail Trade FY2008–FY2025 filings

#8,765 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2025 filings

20 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025

1.2% Green-card filings per employee 20 filings / 1,700 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025 filings

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 · FY2008–FY2025

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 →

13 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2025

5 Expired 27.8% rate · FY2008–FY2025

1 Denied 5.0% rate · FY2008–FY2025

1 Withdrawn 5.0% rate · FY2008–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications SOTHEBYS has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

SOTHEBYS applied to sponsor 20 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.

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

107.7%

28 decisions / 26 certified LCAs

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

27 initial approvals, 1 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

Normal

100.0% initial approval rate (3yr)

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2023	0	0	3	0	3
2022	3	0	5	0	8
2021	4	0	11	0	15
2020	2	0	7	1	10
2019	3	0	8	0	11
2018	1	1	7	1	10
2017	1	0	6	0	7
2016	2	0	7	2	11
2015	1	0	3	0	4
2014	3	0	2	0	5
2012	5	0	0	0	5
2009	2	0	0	0	2

12 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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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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