UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

198 Green card sponsorships · 1,494 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2020
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
22,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2019
0.90% Green-card sponsorship rate 198 green-card filings / 22,000 employees · FY2008–FY2020 filings vs FY2019 headcount
6.8% Work-visa filing rate 1,494 work-visa filings / 22,000 employees · FY2008–FY2020 filings vs FY2019 headcount
7.7% Visa filings vs workforce 1,692 filings / 22,000 employees · FY2008–FY2020 filings vs FY2019 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 22,000 U.S. employees
  • 43% Green-card filings certified 85 of 198 green-card filings · last filed Oct 2019 · FY2008–FY2020
    4 Green-card filings denied of 198 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2020 filings
    6 Green-card filings withdrawn of 198 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2020 filings
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings 1,692 filings · last Oct 2019 · Top 3% of 7,445 in Education · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2020
    8% Visa filings vs workforce 1,692 filings / 22,000 employees · FY2008–FY2020 filings vs FY2019 self-reported headcount
    +43% Trend vs last year FY2019 20 vs FY2018 14
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 1,692 filings · Top 3% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2020
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,692 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2020
    198 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2020
    1,494 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2020
    Top 86% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 197 filings / 22,000 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 86% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2020
    Top 76% Green-card filings per employee, Education 198 filings / 22,000 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 76% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2020
  • 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.

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

85

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

103

54.8% rate

Denied

4

2.0% rate

Withdrawn

6

3.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 16 filingsFY2009 Q1: 11 filingsFY2010 Q1: 21 filingsFY2011 Q1: 20 filingsFY2012 Q1: 23 filingsFY2013 Q1: 11 filingsFY2015 Q1: 6 filingsFY2015 Q2: 4 filingsFY2015 Q3: 2 filingsFY2015 Q4: 9 filingsFY2016 Q1: 8 filingsFY2016 Q2: 8 filingsFY2016 Q3: 4 filingsFY2016 Q4: 3 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 3 filingsFY2017 Q3: 10 filingsFY2017 Q4: 4 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 5 filingsFY2018 Q4: 8 filingsFY2019 Q1: 20 filings01123FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON applied to sponsor 198 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2020. 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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