THE CHEF'S GARDEN INC.

23 Green card sponsorships · 19 Temporary work filings · Agriculture · FY2009–FY2024
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
150 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2018
15.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 23 green-card filings / 150 employees · FY2009–FY2024 filings vs FY2018 headcount
12.7% Work-visa filing rate 19 work-visa filings / 150 employees · FY2009–FY2024 filings vs FY2018 headcount
28.0% Visa filings vs workforce 42 filings / 150 employees · FY2009–FY2024 filings vs FY2018 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Agriculture · est. 150 U.S. employees
  • 83% Green-card filings certified 19 of 23 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2024 · FY2009–FY2024
    2 Green-card filings denied of 23 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2024 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 23 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2024 filings
    #72 Green-card + work-visa filings 42 filings · last Jun 2024 · #72 of 3,070 in Agriculture · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2024
    28% Visa filings vs workforce 42 filings / 150 employees · FY2009–FY2024 filings vs FY2018 self-reported headcount
    -60% Trend vs last year FY2018 6 vs FY2016 15
    #72 Green-card + work-visa filings, Agriculture 42 filings · #72 of 3,070 in Agriculture · FY2009–FY2024
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 42 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2024
    23 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2024
    19 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2024
    Top 91% Work-visa filings per employee, Agriculture 1 filings / 150 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 91% of 176 in Agriculture with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2024
    Top 60% Green-card filings per employee, Agriculture 23 filings / 150 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 60% of 1,926 in Agriculture with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–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

19

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

2

9.5% rate

Denied

2

8.7% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications THE CHEF'S GARDEN INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q3: 11 filingsFY2016 Q4: 3 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 5 filings0511FY2009FY2013
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

THE CHEF'S GARDEN INC. applied to sponsor 23 workers for green cards between 2009 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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