TIME INC.

10 Green card sponsorships · 103 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2008–FY2019
Filing volume Top 6% 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
4,950 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2018
0.20% Green-card sponsorship rate 10 green-card filings / 4,950 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2018 headcount
2.1% Work-visa filing rate 103 work-visa filings / 4,950 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2018 headcount
2.3% Visa filings vs workforce 113 filings / 4,950 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2018 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Information Technology · est. 4,950 U.S. employees
  • 30% Green-card filings certified 3 of 10 green-card filings · last filed Aug 2018 · FY2008–FY2019
    1 Green-card filings denied of 10 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2019 filings
    1 Green-card filings withdrawn of 10 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2019 filings
    Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings 113 filings · last Aug 2018 · Top 14% of 7,239 in Information Technology · Top 6% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2019
    2% Visa filings vs workforce 113 filings / 4,950 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2018 self-reported headcount
    Top 14% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 113 filings · Top 14% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 113 filings · Top 6% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2019
    10 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2019
    103 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2019
    Top 97% Work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 19 filings / 4,950 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 97% of 3,394 in Information Technology with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 96% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 29 filings / 4,950 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 96% of 4,593 in Information Technology reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 97% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 10 filings / 4,950 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 97% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2019
  • 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

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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

62.5% rate

Denied

1

10.0% rate

Withdrawn

1

10.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications TIME INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filings012FY2008FY2011FY2012FY2015FY2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

TIME INC. applied to sponsor 10 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2019. 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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