Sunshine Restaurant Merger Sub, LLC dba IHOP

112 Green card sponsorships · 0 Temporary work filings · Hospitality · FY2022–FY2024
FEIN 20-8952385 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as SUNSHINE RESTAURANT MERGER SUB, LLC
Filing volume Top 2% 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
4,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
2.5% Green-card sponsorship rate 112 green-card filings / 4,500 employees · FY2022–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
0.0% Work-visa filing rate 0 work-visa filings / 4,500 employees · FY2022–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
2.5% Visa filings vs workforce 112 filings / 4,500 employees · FY2022–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Hospitality · est. 4,500 U.S. employees
  • 36% Green-card filings certified 40 of 112 green-card filings · last filed Jul 2024 · FY2022–FY2024
    8 Green-card filings denied of 112 green-card filings · FY2022–FY2024 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 112 green-card filings · FY2022–FY2024 filings
    #57 Green-card + work-visa filings 112 filings · last Jul 2024 · #57 of 17,812 in Hospitality · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2022–FY2024
    2% Visa filings vs workforce 112 filings / 4,500 employees · FY2022–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    -69% Trend vs last year FY2024 26 vs FY2023 84
    #57 Green-card + work-visa filings, Hospitality 112 filings · #57 of 17,812 in Hospitality · FY2022–FY2024
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 112 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2022–FY2024
    112 Green-card filings FY2022–FY2024
    Top 91% Green-card filings per employee, Hospitality 112 filings / 4,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 91% of 9,441 in Hospitality with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2022–FY2024
    Top 92% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Hospitality 112 filings / 4,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 92% of 9,441 in Hospitality reporting headcount · FY2022–FY2024
    Top 78% Green-card filings per employee, all US 112 filings / 4,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 78% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2022–FY2024
  • 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

40

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

62

60.8% rate

Denied

8

7.1% rate

Withdrawn

2

1.8% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Sunshine Restaurant Merger Sub, LLC dba IHOP has filed each quarter, from FY2022 to today.

FY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 8 filingsFY2023 Q2: 54 filingsFY2023 Q3: 2 filingsFY2023 Q4: 20 filingsFY2024 Q2: 8 filingsFY2024 Q3: 4 filingsFY2024 Q4: 14 filings02754FY2022FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Sunshine Restaurant Merger Sub, LLC dba IHOP applied to sponsor 112 workers for green cards between 2022 and 2024. 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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