WELLPOINT INC

79 Green card sponsorships · 575 Temporary work filings · Finance & Insurance · FY2008–FY2019
Filing volume Top 3% 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
43,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2019
0.18% Green-card sponsorship rate 79 green-card filings / 43,500 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
1.3% Work-visa filing rate 575 work-visa filings / 43,500 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount
1.5% Visa filings vs workforce 654 filings / 43,500 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Finance & Insurance · est. 43,500 U.S. employees
  • 39% Green-card filings certified 31 of 79 green-card filings · last filed May 2026 · FY2008–FY2019
    1 Green-card filings denied of 79 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2019 filings
    3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 79 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2019 filings
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings 654 filings · last May 2026 · Top 7% of 8,325 in Finance & Insurance · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2019
    2% Visa filings vs workforce 654 filings / 43,500 employees · FY2008–FY2019 filings vs FY2019 self-reported headcount
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, Finance & Insurance 654 filings · Top 7% of 8,325 in Finance & Insurance · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 654 filings · Top 3% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2019
    79 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2019
    575 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2019
    Top 94% Green-card filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 79 filings / 43,500 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 94% of 5,190 in Finance & Insurance with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 97% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 79 filings / 43,500 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 97% of 5,190 in Finance & Insurance reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2019
    Top 97% Green-card filings per employee, all US 79 filings / 43,500 employees (2019, self-reported) · Top 97% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2019
  • 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

85% of 52 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 7,263)

Immigration How this is calculated →
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

TAA: DOL certified job shift to INDIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, THE PHILIPPINES | PERM: 44 filings from INDIA

Temporal How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

88% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (46 of 52 filings)

Worksite differs
88% (46)
Same state
12% (6)

Employer primary state: IN · Most common remote worksite: VA

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

31

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

44

58.7% rate

Denied

1

1.3% rate

Withdrawn

3

3.8% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications WELLPOINT INC has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 4 filingsFY2009 Q1: 5 filingsFY2010 Q1: 10 filingsFY2011 Q1: 10 filingsFY2012 Q1: 14 filingsFY2013 Q1: 7 filingsFY2015 Q1: 5 filingsFY2015 Q2: 5 filingsFY2015 Q3: 8 filingsFY2015 Q4: 6 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 1 filings0714FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WELLPOINT INC applied to sponsor 79 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2019. 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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