VELODYNE LIDAR

19 Green card sponsorships · 117 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2018–FY2024
FEIN 81-0960175 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc.
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
400 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
4.8% Green-card sponsorship rate 19 green-card filings / 400 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
29.2% Work-visa filing rate 117 work-visa filings / 400 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
34.0% Visa filings vs workforce 136 filings / 400 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Information Technology · est. 400 U.S. employees
  • 0% Green-card filings denied 0 of 19 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    58% Green-card filings certified 11 of 19 green-card filings · last filed Nov 2023 · FY2018–FY2024
    Nov 2023 Last filing
    34% Visa filings vs workforce 136 filings / 400 employees · FY2018–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 136 filings · Top 4% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2018–FY2024
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 136 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2024
    19 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2024
    117 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2024
    Top 60% Green-card filings per employee, Information Technology 19 filings / 400 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 60% of 4,593 in Information Technology with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2024
    14% Green-card filings, share of all filings 19 of this employer's 136 · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    Top 5% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    #9,200 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2018–FY2024 filings
    #472 of 7,230 Green-card filings rank · Information Technology FY2018–FY2024 filings
    4.8% Green-card filings per employee 19 filings / 400 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    86% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 117 of this employer's 136 · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    Top 4% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    #8,358 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2018–FY2024 filings
    #384 of 5,644 Work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2018–FY2024 filings
    29.2% Work-visa filings per employee 117 filings / 400 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2018–FY2024 filings
    136 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2018–FY2024 filings
    #5,977 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2018–FY2024 filings
    #288 of 7,239 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Information Technology FY2018–FY2024 filings
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.8% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. 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 →

11 Certified green-card approvals · FY2018–FY2024
8 Expired 42.1% rate · FY2018–FY2024
0 Denied 0.0% rate · FY2018–FY2024
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2018–FY2024

Filings over time

How many green card applications VELODYNE LIDAR has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2018 Q1: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 2 filingsFY2021 Q3: 2 filingsFY2021 Q4: 2 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2023 Q4: 2 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filings013FY2018FY2019FY2022FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

VELODYNE LIDAR applied to sponsor 19 workers for green cards between 2018 and 2024. 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

VELODYNE LIDAR has filed 1 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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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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