U.S. Cellular Corporation

58 Green card sponsorships · 278 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025
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
9,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.64% Green-card sponsorship rate 58 green-card filings / 9,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
3.1% Work-visa filing rate 278 work-visa filings / 9,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
3.7% Visa filings vs workforce 336 filings / 9,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Information Technology · est. 9,000 U.S. employees
  • 57% Green-card filings certified 33 of 58 green-card filings · last filed Mar 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    0 Green-card filings denied of 58 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 58 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings 336 filings · last Mar 2026 · Top 4% of 7,239 in Information Technology · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    4% Visa filings vs workforce 336 filings / 9,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 336 filings · Top 4% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 336 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    58 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    278 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 93% Work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 98 filings / 9,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 93% of 3,394 in Information Technology with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 92% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 156 filings / 9,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 92% of 4,593 in Information Technology reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 92% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 58 filings / 9,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 92% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–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: 23.4% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

76% of 25 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 5,904)

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

33

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

25

43.1% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications U.S. Cellular Corporation has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 4 filingsFY2010 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q3: 3 filingsFY2015 Q4: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q3: 6 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 2 filingsFY2017 Q2: 2 filingsFY2017 Q3: 2 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q1: 2 filingsFY2018 Q2: 2 filingsFY2018 Q3: 5 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 9 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q1: 2 filingsFY2025 Q2: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 1 filings049FY2008FY2012FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2022FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

U.S. Cellular Corporation applied to sponsor 58 workers for green cards between 2008 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.

Recent layoff notices

U.S. Cellular Corporation has filed 3 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.

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