Subsidiary of Meta Platforms, Inc

WHATSAPP INC.

114 Green card sponsorships · 309 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2018–FY2025
FEIN 35-2496246 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as WhatsApp WHATSAPP LLC WHATSAPP LLC.
Filing volume Top 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
45,686 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
0.25% Green-card sponsorship rate 114 green-card filings / 45,686 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
0.68% Work-visa filing rate 309 work-visa filings / 45,686 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
0.93% Visa filings vs workforce 423 filings / 45,686 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Information Technology · est. 45,686 U.S. employees
  • 53% Green-card filings certified 60 of 114 green-card filings · last filed Mar 2026 · FY2018–FY2025
    5 Green-card filings denied of 114 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    8 Green-card filings withdrawn of 114 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 423 filings · last Mar 2026 · Top 2% of 7,239 in Information Technology · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    0.93% Visa filings vs workforce 423 filings / 45,686 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    -29% Trend vs last year FY2024 5 vs FY2023 7
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Information Technology 423 filings · Top 2% of 7,239 in Information Technology · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 423 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    114 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2025
    309 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2025
    Top 97% Work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 210 filings / 45,686 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 97% of 3,394 in Information Technology with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 96% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Information Technology 324 filings / 45,686 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 96% of 4,593 in Information Technology 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.

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

60

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

41

40.6% rate

Denied

5

4.4% rate

Withdrawn

8

7.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications WHATSAPP INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 2 filingsFY2016 Q3: 2 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 4 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 2 filingsFY2017 Q4: 3 filingsFY2018 Q1: 2 filingsFY2018 Q2: 5 filingsFY2018 Q3: 11 filingsFY2018 Q4: 5 filingsFY2019 Q1: 30 filingsFY2020 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q2: 5 filingsFY2020 Q3: 10 filingsFY2020 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q1: 3 filingsFY2021 Q3: 2 filingsFY2022 Q1: 4 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 3 filingsFY2023 Q4: 4 filingsFY2024 Q1: 2 filingsFY2024 Q4: 3 filings01530FY2015FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WHATSAPP INC. applied to sponsor 114 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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