Does WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES sponsor green cards?

WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES has filed 38 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES sponsor?

WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES has filed 78 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

How long has WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES cover fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES

38 Green card sponsorships · 78 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2012

Filing volume Top 5% of 332,896 US employers by PERM 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 jobI-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 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 DOLCap 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

38 Green-card filings PERM 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 jobI-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 ↗ filings on record

78 Work-visa filings LCA 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 DOLCap 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 ↗ filings on record

Employee count unavailable - public companies (SEC) and PERM 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 jobI-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 ↗ -self-reporting employers only

What this means for you

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We look at green-card filings denied, filings certified, and filings, FY2011 vs FY2010.
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8% Green-card filings denied 3 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings

3 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2012 filings

53% Green-card filings certified 20 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012

20 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2012

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Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.8% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, left unused, and certified.
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8% Green-card filings denied 3 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings

3 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2012 filings

39% Green-card filings left unused 15 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings

15 Green-card filings left unused FY2008–FY2012 filings

53% Green-card filings certified 20 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012

20 Green-card filings certified FY2008–FY2012

0% Green-card filings withdrawn 0 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings

0 Green-card filings withdrawn FY2008–FY2012 filings

$59,946 Median wage, Civil Engineers FY2008–FY2012

4 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
History, not a hiring promise.

We look at green-card filings denied, work-visa filings certified, and green-card filings withdrawn.
Professional Services Showing 5 of 8 measurements · Show all →
8% Green-card filings denied 3 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings

3 Green-card filings denied FY2008–FY2012 filings

99% Work-visa filings certified 77 of 78 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings

77 Work-visa filings certified FY2008–FY2012 filings

0% Green-card filings withdrawn 0 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2012 filings

0 Green-card filings withdrawn FY2008–FY2012 filings

2.1:1 Temp-to-perm 78 work visas / 38 green cards · FY2008–FY2012

$59,946 Median wage, Civil Engineers FY2008–FY2012

3 more: ranks, percentiles, shares, per-employee.
Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.8% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
History, not a hiring promise.

Every measurement we computed

The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.

Top 15% Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 116 filings · Top 15% of 46,637 in Professional Services · FY2008–FY2012

Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 116 filings · Top 5% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2012

#6,836 of 46,637 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · Professional Services FY2008–FY2012 filings

#15,554 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings

116 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings

Top 5% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings

67% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 78 of this employer's 116 · FY2008–FY2012 filings

#6,179 of 36,303 Work-visa filings rank · Professional Services FY2008–FY2012 filings

#11,481 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings

78 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2012 filings

-78% Green-card filings, FY2011 vs FY2010 4 vs 18

Top 3% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2012 filings

33% Green-card filings, share of all filings 38 of this employer's 116 · FY2008–FY2012 filings

#2,221 of 46,514 Green-card filings rank · Professional Services FY2008–FY2012 filings

#4,879 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2012 filings

38 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2012

Public record data. PERM 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 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 →

20 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2012

15 Expired 42.9% rate · FY2008–FY2012

3 Denied 7.9% rate · FY2008–FY2012

0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2008–FY2012

Filings over time

How many green card applications WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES applied to sponsor 38 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2012. 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.

USCIS visa petition outcomes

Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

How many visa applications became actual visas

11.7%

9 decisions / 77 certified LCAs

Total USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ decisions

9 initial approvals, 0 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

Normal

LCA 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 ↗ realization rate

Only 11.7% of this employer's 77 certified LCA 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 ↗ applications resulted in USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions.

FY	New visa approvals	Renewal approvals	Total
2012	1	4	5
2011	0	15	15
2010	1	9	10
2009	7	13	20

4 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.

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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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