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276 Green card sponsorships · 1,126 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2009–FY2023
Filing volume Top 1% 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
6,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
4.2% Green-card sponsorship rate 276 green-card filings / 6,500 employees · FY2009–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
17.3% Work-visa filing rate 1,126 work-visa filings / 6,500 employees · FY2009–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
21.6% Visa filings vs workforce 1,402 filings / 6,500 employees · FY2009–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Information Technology · est. 6,500 U.S. employees
  • 53% Green-card filings certified 145 of 276 green-card filings · last filed Apr 2023 · FY2009–FY2023
    1 Green-card filings denied of 276 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2023 filings
    1 Green-card filings withdrawn of 276 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2023 filings
    #38 Green-card + work-visa filings 1,402 filings · last Apr 2023 · #38 of 7,239 in Information Technology · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2023
    22% Visa filings vs workforce 1,402 filings / 6,500 employees · FY2009–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 self-reported headcount
    -95% Trend vs last year FY2023 3 vs FY2022 61
    #38 Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 1,402 filings · #38 of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2009–FY2023
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,402 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2023
    276 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2023
    1,126 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2023
    Top 59% Work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 778 filings / 6,500 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 59% of 3,394 in Information Technology with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2023
    Top 56% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 1,054 filings / 6,500 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 56% of 4,593 in Information Technology reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2023
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, 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 →

Certified

145

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 ↗ approvals

Expired

129

47.1% rate

Denied

1

0.4% rate

Withdrawn

1

0.4% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Square has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q2: 9 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 4 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 4 filingsFY2016 Q3: 4 filingsFY2016 Q4: 5 filingsFY2017 Q1: 2 filingsFY2017 Q2: 2 filingsFY2017 Q3: 6 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q1: 4 filingsFY2018 Q2: 5 filingsFY2018 Q3: 11 filingsFY2018 Q4: 12 filingsFY2019 Q1: 41 filingsFY2020 Q1: 13 filingsFY2020 Q2: 18 filingsFY2020 Q3: 21 filingsFY2020 Q4: 6 filingsFY2021 Q1: 4 filingsFY2021 Q2: 2 filingsFY2021 Q3: 10 filingsFY2021 Q4: 21 filingsFY2022 Q1: 26 filingsFY2022 Q2: 16 filingsFY2022 Q3: 12 filingsFY2022 Q4: 7 filingsFY2023 Q1: 3 filings02041FY2009FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Square applied to sponsor 276 workers for green cards between 2009 and 2023. 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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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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