Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.

56 Green card sponsorships · 18 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2025
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
395 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
14.2% Green-card sponsorship rate 56 green-card filings / 395 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
4.6% Work-visa filing rate 18 work-visa filings / 395 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
18.7% Visa filings vs workforce 74 filings / 395 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 395 U.S. employees
  • 41% Green-card filings certified 23 of 56 green-card filings · last filed May 2026 · FY2018–FY2025
    0 Green-card filings denied of 56 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 56 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings 74 filings · last May 2026 · Top 5% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    19% Visa filings vs workforce 74 filings / 395 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -96% Trend vs last year FY2025 1 vs FY2021 22
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 74 filings · Top 5% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 74 filings · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    56 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2025
    18 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2025
    Top 23% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 56 filings / 395 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 23% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 34% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 61 filings / 395 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 34% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2018–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.
Recruitment geography concentration

100% of 32 PERM filings list MEXICO as country of citizenship (HHI 10,000)

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

23

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

58.9% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2017 Q3: 6 filingsFY2019 Q1: 10 filingsFY2021 Q1: 8 filingsFY2021 Q2: 14 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filingsFY2026 Q1: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 16 filings0816FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. applied to sponsor 56 workers for green cards between 2018 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.

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