University of Wisconsin System

125 Green card sponsorships · 1,796 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2019–FY2025
FEIN 39-6006492 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Univ of WI System Univ of WI System - Green Bay Univ of WI System Admin Univ of WI System/Eau Claire Univ of WI System/Green Bay Univ of WI System/La Crosse Univ of WI System/Oshkosh Univ of WI System/Parkside Univ of WI System/Plateville Univ of WI System/Platteville Univ of WI System/River Falls Univ of WI System/Stout Univ of WI System/Superior Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMILWAUKEE
Filing volume Top 0.1% 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
39,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
0.32% Green-card sponsorship rate 125 green-card filings / 39,000 employees · FY2019–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
4.6% Work-visa filing rate 1,796 work-visa filings / 39,000 employees · FY2019–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
4.9% Visa filings vs workforce 1,921 filings / 39,000 employees · FY2019–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 39,000 U.S. employees
  • 67% Green-card filings certified 84 of 125 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2019–FY2025
    3 Green-card filings denied of 125 green-card filings · FY2019–FY2025 filings
    5 Green-card filings withdrawn of 125 green-card filings · FY2019–FY2025 filings
    #35 Green-card + work-visa filings 1,921 filings · last Jun 2026 · #35 of 7,445 in Education · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2025
    5% Visa filings vs workforce 1,921 filings / 39,000 employees · FY2019–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    +258% Trend vs last year FY2024 43 vs FY2023 12
    #35 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 1,921 filings · #35 of 7,445 in Education · FY2019–FY2025
    Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,921 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2025
    125 Green-card filings FY2019–FY2025
    1,796 Work-visa filings FY2019–FY2025
    Top 52% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,682 filings / 39,000 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 52% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2019–FY2025
    Top 62% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,807 filings / 39,000 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 62% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2019–FY2025
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  • 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.
Temporary labor concentration

1,682 temporary H-1B applications vs 125 permanent sponsorships (ratio 13:1)

Temporary ( 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 ↗ )
1,682
Permanent ( 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 ↗ )
125
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

84

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

33

28.2% rate

Denied

3

2.4% rate

Withdrawn

5

4.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications University of Wisconsin System has filed each quarter, from FY2019 to today.

FY2019 Q1: 8 filingsFY2020 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 4 filingsFY2020 Q4: 12 filingsFY2021 Q1: 6 filingsFY2021 Q3: 13 filingsFY2021 Q4: 8 filingsFY2022 Q1: 4 filingsFY2022 Q2: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 4 filingsFY2022 Q4: 8 filingsFY2023 Q1: 3 filingsFY2023 Q2: 5 filingsFY2023 Q4: 4 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 18 filingsFY2024 Q3: 24 filings01224FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

University of Wisconsin System applied to sponsor 125 workers for green cards between 2019 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.

Subsidiaries 17

Combined: 375 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 ↗ + 2,239 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 ↗ filings

Subsidiary vs All vs Industry Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
Univ of WI System
-- -- 111 79 12,963
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
-- -- 92 430 3,900
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON
-- -- 84 0 22,000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMILWAUKEE
-- -- 19 0 3,600
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
-- -- 2 7 1,100
Univ of WI System Admin
-- -- 0 3 —
Univ of WI System/Eau Claire
-- -- 0 48 —
Univ of WI System/Green Bay
-- -- 0 50 —
Univ of WI System/La Crosse
-- -- 0 62 —
Univ of WI System/Oshkosh
-- -- 0 17 —
Univ of WI System/Parkside
-- -- 0 24 —
Univ of WI System/Plateville
-- -- 0 8 —
Univ of WI System/Platteville
-- -- 0 72 —
Univ of WI System/River Falls
-- -- 0 35 —
Univ of WI System/Stout
-- -- 0 38 —
Univ of WI System/Superior
-- -- 0 13 —
Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
-- -- 0 4 —

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