The Lutheran University Association

12 Green card sponsorships · 36 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2018–FY2024
FEIN 35-0868125 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC. THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION The Lutheran University Association, Inc.
Filing volume Top 10% 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
747 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
1.6% Green-card sponsorship rate 12 green-card filings / 747 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
4.8% Work-visa filing rate 36 work-visa filings / 747 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
6.4% Visa filings vs workforce 48 filings / 747 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 747 U.S. employees
  • 58% Green-card filings certified 7 of 12 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2024 · FY2018–FY2024
    0 Green-card filings denied of 12 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 12 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    Top 22% Green-card + work-visa filings 48 filings · last Jun 2024 · Top 22% of 7,445 in Education · Top 10% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2024
    6% Visa filings vs workforce 48 filings / 747 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    Top 22% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 48 filings · Top 22% of 7,445 in Education · FY2018–FY2024
    Top 10% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 48 filings · Top 10% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2024
    12 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2024
    36 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2024
    Top 94% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 3 filings / 747 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 94% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2024
    Top 64% Green-card filings per employee, Education 12 filings / 747 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 64% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2024
    Top 79% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 15 filings / 747 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 79% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2018–FY2024
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, 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

7

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

5

41.7% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications The Lutheran University Association has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filings012FY2015FY2018FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

The Lutheran University Association applied to sponsor 12 workers for green cards between 2018 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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