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- We look at green-card filings denied, filings certified, and filings, FY2012 vs FY2011.
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8% Green-card filings denied 1 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings31% Green-card filings certified 4 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012-60% Green-card filings, FY2012 vs FY2011 2 vs 5Top 24% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 68 filings · Top 24% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2012Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 68 filings · Top 11% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY201213 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201219% Green-card filings, share of all filings 13 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 6% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#12,393 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#655 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings55 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings81% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 55 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 7% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#14,945 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#761 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings68 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings#33,685 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#1,680 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.8% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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- We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and certified.
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8% Green-card filings denied 1 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings62% Green-card filings left unused 8 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings31% Green-card filings certified 4 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY20120% Green-card filings withdrawn 0 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 24% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 68 filings · Top 24% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2012Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 68 filings · Top 11% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2012$43,618 Median wage, Multi-Media Artists and Animators FY2008–FY201213 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201219% Green-card filings, share of all filings 13 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filings-60% Green-card filings, FY2012 vs FY2011 2 vs 5Top 6% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#12,393 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#655 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings55 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings81% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 55 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 7% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#14,945 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#761 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings68 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings#33,685 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#1,680 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings
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- We look at work-visa filings denied, certified, and USCIS H-1B petitions approved.
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0 Work-visa filings denied of 55 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings95% Work-visa filings certified 52 of 55 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings100% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 33 of 33 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY20132 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 55 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings1 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 55 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 14% Work-visa filing volume · Information Technology top 7% of 231,601 US employers · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 10% Green-card filing volume · Information Technology top 6% of 210,333 US employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings4.2:1 Temp-to-perm 55 work visas / 13 green cards · FY2008–FY2012100% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 15 of 15 filings that state it · 40 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 24% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 68 filings · Top 24% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2012Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 68 filings · Top 11% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY201213 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201219% Green-card filings, share of all filings 13 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filings-60% Green-card filings, FY2012 vs FY2011 2 vs 5Top 6% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#12,393 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#655 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings55 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings81% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 55 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 7% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#14,945 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#761 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings68 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings#33,685 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#1,680 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings
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- We look at green-card filings denied, work-visa filings certified, and green-card filings withdrawn.
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8% Green-card filings denied 1 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings95% Work-visa filings certified 52 of 55 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings0% Green-card filings withdrawn 0 of 13 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings-60% Green-card filings, FY2012 vs FY2011 2 vs 54.2:1 Temp-to-perm 55 work visas / 13 green cards · FY2008–FY2012$43,618 Median wage, Multi-Media Artists and Animators FY2008–FY2012Top 24% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 68 filings · Top 24% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2012Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 68 filings · Top 11% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY201213 Green-card filings FY2008–FY201255 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY201219% Green-card filings, share of all filings 13 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 6% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#12,393 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#655 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings81% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 55 of this employer's 68 · FY2008–FY2012 filingsTop 7% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings#14,945 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#761 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings68 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings#33,685 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings#1,680 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2008–FY2012 filings
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.8% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
- We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and withdrawn.
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- History, not a hiring promise.
Public record data. PERM 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 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 →
Filings over time
How many green card applications THQ has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
THQ applied to sponsor 13 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2012. 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.
Recent layoff notices
THQ has filed 2 WARN WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.
USCIS visa petition outcomes
Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.
LCA 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 ↗ realization rate
Only 19.2% of this employer's 52 certified LCA 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 ↗ applications resulted in USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ petition decisions.
| FY | New visa approvals | New visa rejections | Renewal approvals | Renewal rejections | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
5 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B 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 ↗ Employer Data Hub.
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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.
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