Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

15 Green card sponsorships · 32 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2010–FY2025
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
1,090 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
1.4% Green-card sponsorship rate 15 green-card filings / 1,090 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
2.9% Work-visa filing rate 32 work-visa filings / 1,090 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
4.3% Visa filings vs workforce 47 filings / 1,090 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Information Technology · est. 1,090 U.S. employees
  • 0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 15 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    47% Green-card filings certified 7 of 15 green-card filings · last filed Aug 2025 · FY2010–FY2025
    Aug 2025 Last filing
    4% Visa filings vs workforce 47 filings / 1,090 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 15% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 47 filings · Top 15% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 47 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    15 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2025
    32 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2025
    Top 84% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 15 filings / 1,090 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 84% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    32% Green-card filings, share of all filings 15 of this employer's 47 · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    Top 6% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #11,092 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #594 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2010–FY2025 filings
    1.4% Green-card filings per employee 15 filings / 1,090 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    68% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 32 of this employer's 47 · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    Top 10% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #22,297 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #1,170 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2010–FY2025 filings
    2.9% Work-visa filings per employee 32 filings / 1,090 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    47 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #20,021 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #1,031 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2010–FY2025 filings
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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 →

7 Certified green-card approvals · FY2010–FY2025
8 Expired 53.3% rate · FY2010–FY2025
0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2010–FY2025
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2010–FY2025

Filings over time

How many green card applications Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 2 filingsFY2011 Q1: 2 filingsFY2012 Q1: 2 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 4 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filings024FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. applied to sponsor 15 workers for green cards between 2010 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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