THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA

173 Green card sponsorships · 1 Temporary work filings · Finance & Insurance · FY2008–FY2023
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
5,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
3.5% Green-card sponsorship rate 173 green-card filings / 5,000 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
0.020% Work-visa filing rate 1 work-visa filings / 5,000 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
3.5% Visa filings vs workforce 174 filings / 5,000 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Finance & Insurance · est. 5,000 U.S. employees
  • 37% Green-card filings certified 64 of 173 green-card filings · last filed Aug 2023 · FY2008–FY2023
    14 Green-card filings denied of 173 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2023 filings
    5 Green-card filings withdrawn of 173 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2023 filings
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings 174 filings · last Aug 2023 · Top 5% of 8,325 in Finance & Insurance · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    3% Visa filings vs workforce 174 filings / 5,000 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 self-reported headcount
    -38% Trend vs last year FY2023 8 vs FY2022 13
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Finance & Insurance 174 filings · Top 5% of 8,325 in Finance & Insurance · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 174 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    173 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2023
    1 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2023
    Top 62% Green-card filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 173 filings / 5,000 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 62% of 5,190 in Finance & Insurance with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 79% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 173 filings / 5,000 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 79% of 5,190 in Finance & Insurance reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2023
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.4%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Recruitment geography concentration

91% of 123 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 8,334)

Immigration How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

42% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (52 of 123 filings)

Worksite differs
42% (52)
Same state
58% (71)

Employer primary state: NY · Most common remote worksite: PA

Immigration How this is calculated →

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

64

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

90

58.4% rate

Denied

14

8.1% rate

Withdrawn

5

2.9% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 6 filingsFY2009 Q1: 7 filingsFY2010 Q1: 30 filingsFY2011 Q1: 12 filingsFY2012 Q1: 14 filingsFY2013 Q1: 4 filingsFY2015 Q1: 4 filingsFY2015 Q2: 5 filingsFY2015 Q3: 2 filingsFY2015 Q4: 4 filingsFY2016 Q2: 4 filingsFY2016 Q3: 3 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 5 filingsFY2017 Q2: 8 filingsFY2017 Q3: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 6 filingsFY2018 Q4: 4 filingsFY2019 Q1: 8 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 3 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q1: 4 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 4 filingsFY2021 Q4: 7 filingsFY2022 Q1: 5 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q3: 3 filingsFY2022 Q4: 3 filingsFY2023 Q1: 3 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 3 filings01530FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA applied to sponsor 173 workers for green cards between 2008 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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