Does SPIRIT AIRLINES sponsor green cards?

SPIRIT AIRLINES has filed 32 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does SPIRIT AIRLINES sponsor?

SPIRIT AIRLINES has filed 281 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

How long has SPIRIT AIRLINES been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for SPIRIT AIRLINES cover fiscal years 2008 through 2026.

SPIRIT AIRLINES

32 Green card sponsorships · 281 Temporary work filings · Transportation · FY2008–FY2026

FEIN 38-1747023 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)

Also filed as Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines, Inc. SPIRIT AIRLINES, LLC

Filing volume Top 2% of 330,651 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

13,794 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

32 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

281 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.
Transportation · est. 13,794 U.S. employees Showing 3 of 5 measurements · Show all →
12% Green-card filings denied 4 of 32 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

4 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2026 filings

47% Green-card filings certified 15 of 32 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2026

15 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2026

Jun 2026 Last filing

2 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.9% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and certified.
Transportation · est. 13,794 U.S. employees Showing 6 of 10 measurements · Show all →
12% Green-card filings denied 4 of 32 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

4 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2026 filings

34% Green-card filings left unused 11 of 32 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

11 Green-card filings left unused FY2008–FY2026 filings

47% Green-card filings certified 15 of 32 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2026

15 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2026

6% Green-card filings withdrawn 2 of 32 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

2 Green-card filings withdrawn FY2008–FY2026 filings

Jun 2026 Last filing

$89,960 Median wage, Software Developers FY2008–FY2026

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

We look at work-visa filings denied, certified, and USCIS H-1B petitions approved.
Transportation · est. 13,794 U.S. employees Showing 7 of 8 measurements · Show all →
2 Work-visa filings denied of 281 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

95% Work-visa filings certified 266 of 281 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

266 Work-visa filings certified FY2008–FY2026 filings

99% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 70 of 71 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2010–FY2023

10 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 281 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

3 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 281 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Jun 2026 Last filing

8.8:1 Temp-to-perm 281 work visas / 32 green cards · FY2008–FY2026

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

We look at green-card filings denied, work-visa filings certified, and green-card filings withdrawn.
Transportation · est. 13,794 U.S. employees Showing 6 of 9 measurements · Show all →
12% Green-card filings denied 4 of 32 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

4 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2026 filings

95% Work-visa filings certified 266 of 281 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

266 Work-visa filings certified FY2008–FY2026 filings

6% Green-card filings withdrawn 2 of 32 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2026 filings

2 Green-card filings withdrawn FY2008–FY2026 filings

Jun 2026 Last filing

8.8:1 Temp-to-perm 281 work visas / 32 green cards · FY2008–FY2026

$89,960 Median wage, Software Developers FY2008–FY2026

3 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.9% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 313 filings · Top 2% of 330,651 US employers · FY2008–FY2026

#21 of 3,581 Green-card + work-visa filings, Transportation 313 filings · #21 of 3,581 in Transportation · FY2008–FY2026

#4,130 of 330,651 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

313 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

2.3% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee 313 filings / 13,794 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Top 89% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Transportation 313 filings / 13,794 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 89% of 2,483 in Transportation reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2026

Top 2% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2026 filings

90% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 281 of this employer's 313 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#16 of 1,312 Work-visa filings rank · Transportation FY2008–FY2026 filings

#3,936 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

281 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

2.0% Work-visa filings per employee 281 filings / 13,794 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Top 79% Work-visa filings per employee, Transportation 281 filings / 13,794 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 79% of 800 in Transportation with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026

Top 3% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2026 filings

10% Green-card filings, share of all filings 32 of this employer's 313 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#88 of 3,577 Green-card filings rank · Transportation FY2008–FY2026 filings

#5,720 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2026 filings

32 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

0.2% Green-card filings per employee 32 filings / 13,794 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026 filings

Top 97% Green-card filings per employee, Transportation 32 filings / 13,794 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 97% of 2,483 in Transportation with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2026

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 →

15 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2026

11 Expired 42.3% rate · FY2008–FY2026

4 Denied 12.5% rate · FY2008–FY2026

2 Withdrawn 6.2% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

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

What this means

SPIRIT AIRLINES applied to sponsor 32 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. 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

SPIRIT AIRLINES has filed 7 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

8.6%

24 decisions / 280 certified LCAs

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

24 initial approvals, 0 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

Stable Retention

100.0% initial approval rate (3yr)

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 8.6% of this employer's 280 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	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2023	0	2	0	2
2022	1	5	0	6
2021	1	5	0	6
2020	2	5	0	7
2019	2	5	0	7
2018	2	8	0	10
2017	0	2	0	2
2016	4	3	1	8
2015	1	4	0	5
2014	3	1	0	4
2013	3	1	0	4
2012	3	4	0	7
2011	0	1	0	1
2010	2	0	0	2

14 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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