US Waffle Company Inc CN942

51 Green card sponsorships · 0 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2020–FY2023
Filing volume Top 4% 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
250 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
20.4% Green-card sponsorship rate 51 green-card filings / 250 employees · FY2020–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
0.0% Work-visa filing rate 0 work-visa filings / 250 employees · FY2020–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
20.4% Visa filings vs workforce 51 filings / 250 employees · FY2020–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 250 U.S. employees
  • 43% Green-card filings certified 22 of 51 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2023 · FY2020–FY2023
    14 Green-card filings denied of 51 green-card filings · FY2020–FY2023 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 51 green-card filings · FY2020–FY2023 filings
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings 51 filings · last Jun 2023 · Top 6% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2023
    20% Visa filings vs workforce 51 filings / 250 employees · FY2020–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 self-reported headcount
    -7% Trend vs last year FY2023 14 vs FY2021 15
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 51 filings · Top 6% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2020–FY2023
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 51 filings · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2023
    51 Green-card filings FY2020–FY2023
    Top 16% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 51 filings / 250 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 16% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2020–FY2023
    Top 27% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 51 filings / 250 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 27% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2020–FY2023
    Top 34% Green-card filings per employee, all US 51 filings / 250 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 34% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2020–FY2023
  • 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.
Elevated denial rate

27.5% PERM denial rate vs 1.9% industry median (14 denied of 51 decided)

This employer
27.5%
Industry median
1.9%
Industry p90
11.4%
Immigration How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

100% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (51 of 51 filings)

Worksite differs
100% (51)
Same state
0% (0)

Employer primary state: SOUTH CAROLINA U.S. Waffle Company Inc. · Most common remote worksite: SOUTH CAROLINA

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

22

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

15

40.5% rate

Denied

14

27.5% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications US Waffle Company Inc CN942 has filed each quarter, from FY2020 to today.

FY2020 Q3: 22 filingsFY2021 Q1: 12 filingsFY2021 Q2: 3 filingsFY2023 Q3: 14 filings01122FY2020FY2021
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

US Waffle Company Inc CN942 applied to sponsor 51 workers for green cards between 2020 and 2023. 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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