THE KROGER CO.

84 Green card sponsorships · 409 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2025
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
430,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.020% Green-card sponsorship rate 84 green-card filings / 430,000 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
0.095% Work-visa filing rate 409 work-visa filings / 430,000 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
0.11% Visa filings vs workforce 493 filings / 430,000 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 430,000 U.S. employees
  • 38% Green-card filings certified 32 of 84 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2010–FY2025
    2 Green-card filings denied of 84 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    1 Green-card filings withdrawn of 84 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #50 Green-card + work-visa filings 493 filings · last Jun 2026 · #50 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    0.11% Visa filings vs workforce 493 filings / 430,000 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +142% Trend vs last year FY2025 29 vs FY2023 12
    #50 Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 493 filings · #50 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 493 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    84 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2025
    409 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2025
    Top 95% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 336 filings / 430,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 95% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 99% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 420 filings / 430,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 99% of 7,191 in Retail Trade reporting headcount · FY2010–FY2025
  • 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.

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.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 1.3% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

23 severe-injury reports, 4 amputations alongside 336 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA 300A — OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Employer's annual injury/illness summary submitted to OSHARecordable ≠ fault or violation; reported per ESTABLISHMENT (site), not per company — see §4 join ruleOfficial source ↗ reported safety record
23 severe-injury reports
4 amputations
Visa-dependent workforce
336 H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"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 ↗ filings
73 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 ↗ applications
Safety How this is calculated →
Accelerating filing volume

Filing volume grew 142% YoY at peak; accelerating in 3 of the last 4 years; latest year +142%

Temporal How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

91% of 32 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 8,242)

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

32

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

49

60.5% rate

Denied

2

2.4% rate

Withdrawn

1

1.2% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications THE KROGER CO. has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 1 filingsFY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 5 filingsFY2020 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 3 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 3 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2023 Q3: 6 filingsFY2023 Q4: 1 filingsFY2025 Q1: 14 filingsFY2025 Q2: 7 filingsFY2025 Q4: 8 filingsFY2026 Q1: 12 filingsFY2026 Q2: 8 filingsFY2026 Q3: 3 filings0714FY2010FY2012FY2020FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

THE KROGER CO. applied to sponsor 84 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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