US Work Visa Tracker

Top H-1B sponsors

11 large H-1B sponsors from tech and IT services. Each company's US entities and the companies it owns today are added together, so Microsoft includes LinkedIn and Google includes all of Alphabet. Click a company for details. Click a column heading to sort.

What do the columns mean?

Smaller screens show fewer columns. Tap a company for every year, L-1, employees and layoffs.

Search every H-1B sponsor

All 126,325 companies with at least one H-1B approval from FY2022 to FY2026, named as filed. Each legal entity is listed on its own here; the table above adds them up, with subsidiaries, for its 11 companies.

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L-1 visas: moving staff from an office abroad

L-1 lets a multinational transfer an employee from its office abroad to its US office: L-1A for managers and executives, L-1B for staff with specialized knowledge of the company. There's no lottery, no annual cap and no wage filing, which is also why far less L-1 data is public. See the Visa guide for how L-1 compares with H-1B.

L-1 petitions approved each year

L-1A managers & executivesL-1B specialized knowledge

How often petitions are denied

Denied ÷ (approved + denied), first decisions only. L-1B denials were high from 2018 to 2021 and have fallen sharply since.

Three ways L-1 gets counted

Other sites often mix these up. They measure different things, so they differ a lot.

Where L-1 entries come from, FY2024

By country of citizenship.

Where they're headed, FY2024

By US state of destination.

Border entries, not people: someone who crosses often counts every time, which is why Canada and Mexico rank high. Source: DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024, rounded to the nearest 10.

L-1 approvals for the companies on this site, FY2015–FY2019

All US entities added together. "+" means some small counts were hidden by USCIS; "<50" means five entities each had fewer than 10.

Biggest L-1 users, FY2019

The last year USCIS published L-1 approvals by employer. Companies in bold have all their US entities added together, like the rest of this site; other names are shown as filed.

Why L-1 data is thinner than H-1B

No Department of Labor filing. H-1B employers must file a public Labor Condition Application with the salary and worksite. L-1 has none, so there are no public L-1 salaries or work locations.
Employer-level data stopped after FY2019. USCIS published "Approved L-1 Petitions by Employer" for FY2015–FY2019 only. Newer company numbers would need a Freedom of Information Act request.
"Blanket L" workers don't show up here. Big multinationals can get a blanket approval, after which each employee applies directly at a US consulate abroad. Those transfers never reach USCIS, so these counts understate L-1 use at large firms, especially IT services companies.
Approvals include extensions, not just new transfers. In FY2019, 58% of approved L-1 petitions were extensions, employer changes or amendments, and 42% were new (USCIS).

How long is the green card line?

How a work-based green card works

PERM labor certification (Department of Labor). The employer proves no qualified US worker is available for the job. The PERM filing date becomes your priority date, your place in line. EB-1 and EB-2 National Interest Waiver skip PERM; their priority date is the I-140 filing date.
I-140 immigrant petition (USCIS). The employer petitions for you in a category: EB-1, EB-2 or EB-3.
Wait for your priority date to be "current" in the monthly Visa Bulletin. Each country can get at most 7% of green cards a year, so people born in India and China wait far longer.
I-485 adjustment of status (or a consular interview abroad). Approved only once your date is before the Final Action Date. You may file earlier using Dates for Filing in months when USCIS allows it.

Check DOL's current PERM processing times at flag.dol.gov/processingtimes. While you wait, an approved I-140 lets H-1B holders extend past the 6-year limit.

"Years behind" is how far the cutoff date lags the bulletin month, not how long you will wait. For India and China, someone filing today will likely wait much longer, because many people are already in line ahead of them.

A line near the diagonal means little or no wait. The gap between a line and its bulletin month is roughly how far behind that queue is. "Current" is drawn on the diagonal; "Unavailable" months are gaps.

Swipe the table sideways to see every category.

Current = no wait. Unavailable = no visas left in that category this fiscal year. ▲ moved forward / ▼ moved back since last month's bulletin.

What the categories mean

EB-1: Priority workers: extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, multinational managers and executives (EB-1C, a common next step from L-1A).
EB-2: Advanced degree (master's, or bachelor's + 5 years) or exceptional ability; includes the National Interest Waiver.
EB-3: Professionals with a bachelor's degree and skilled workers (2+ years' training). Unskilled "other workers" have a separate line.
F2A: Family: spouses and unmarried children under 21 of green card holders.

US visa types, explained

A plain-English overview, last reviewed Sep 28, 2026. Rules change often, so check USCIS or an immigration attorney before relying on this.

H-1B specialty work

For jobs that need at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field (software, engineering, finance, medicine…). The employer sponsors you and must pay at least the local prevailing wage.

85,000 new visas a year (65,000 + 20,000 for US master's grads), picked by lottery. Universities and non-profit research employers are exempt from the cap.
3 years + 3-year extension; longer once a green card process is far enough along.
You can change employers: the new employer files a petition and you can start once it's filed.
If you lose your job, you currently have up to 60 days (or until your I-94 expires, if sooner) to find a new sponsor or change status. DHS has proposed ending this grace period (see News).
Spouse gets H-4; can work only with an H-4 EAD, which requires an approved I-140 or similar.

L-1A managers

For managers and executives transferring from a company's office abroad to its US office.

You must have worked for the company abroad for 1 continuous year in the last 3.
No cap and no lottery.
Up to 7 years (1 year at first for a brand-new US office).
Fast path to a green card: EB-1C, with no PERM needed.

L-1B specialized knowledge

Like L-1A, but for employees with specialized knowledge of the company's products, processes or systems.

Same 1-year-abroad rule; no cap, no lottery.
Up to 5 years.
Green card usually goes through PERM (EB-2/EB-3).

B-1 / B-2 visitor

B-1 business: meetings, conferences, negotiating contracts, consulting with colleagues. B-2 tourism: holidays, visiting family, medical treatment. Usually issued together as B-1/B-2.

No productive work and no US paycheck, even remotely for a US client.
Typically admitted for up to 6 months per visit.
Visa Waiver (ESTA) countries can visit up to 90 days without a visa.

F-1 + OPT students

Student visa. After graduating you can work on OPT for 12 months, plus 24 more months for STEM degrees. It's the most common route into H-1B.

O-1 extraordinary ability

For people with sustained national or international acclaim (awards, publications, high pay, critical roles). No cap, no lottery.

TN · E-3 · H-1B1 treaty visas

TN: Canadians and Mexicans in listed professions (USMCA). E-3: Australians, 10,500 a year. H-1B1: Chile (1,400) and Singapore (5,400). All are H-1B-like but have no lottery.

H-4 · L-2 spouses

L-2 spouses can work automatically. H-4 spouses need an H-4 EAD, available only once the H-1B holder's green card process reaches an approved I-140 (or certain extensions).

H-1B vs L-1: what's the difference?

	H-1B	L-1 (A / B)
Change employers?	Yes: new employer files, you can switch	No: tied to the company that transferred you
Lottery / annual cap	Yes (85,000), wage-weighted since FY2027	No
Prior work abroad needed	No	1 year in the last 3 at an affiliate abroad
Education	Bachelor's in a related field (or equivalent)	No degree rule; role and experience matter
Wage rule	Must pay the prevailing wage (Labor Condition Application)	No prevailing-wage filing
Maximum stay	6 years, extendable once green card is in progress	L-1A 7 years, L-1B 5 years
Work for more than one employer	Yes, with a concurrent H-1B petition	No
Spouse can work	Only with an H-4 EAD (needs approved I-140)	Yes, automatically on L-2
Green card shortcut	Usually PERM → EB-2/EB-3	L-1A managers → EB-1C, no PERM

For recent and proposed rule changes (the H-1B lottery, the $100,000 payment, a layoffs order and proposed new fees), see News.

News & updates

Immigration rules change often. Here's how to stay on top of them.

Big changes in 2025–26 · checked Sep 28, 2026 against the Federal Register and USCIS

Wage-weighted H-1B lottery in effect Since the FY2027 lottery in March 2026, each registration is entered one to four times depending on the wage offered (top wage level four times, lowest once), so higher-paid jobs have better odds. USCIS says registrations fell 38.5%, from 343,981 to about 211,600. Final rule · USCIS
$100,000 payment for some new H-1B petitions not being collected A September 2025 proclamation requires it for certain new petitions for people outside the US, and a Sept 18, 2026 proclamation extended it to Sept 21, 2027. But a federal court struck down USCIS's guidance for collecting it in June 2026, the appeals court refused to pause that ruling, and USCIS says it is following the ruling while the case continues. DHS says it will start collecting if the ruling is lifted. USCIS · Proclamation
Layoffs may count against H-1B sponsors ordered An executive order signed Sept 18, 2026 tells the Labor, Homeland Security and State departments to consider whether an employer had layoffs in the past year, or plans layoffs that hurt similar US workers, when they review its H-1B filings. No agency has published rules or guidance on how it will apply this yet. The order also tells the Labor Department to start reviewing employers' past H-1B wage filings by mid-October 2026. Executive order 14431
Proposed $103,265 fee on capped H-1B petitions proposed DHS has proposed an extra fee on every H-1B petition that counts against the annual cap, including the master's-degree cap. Universities and nonprofit or government research employers would not pay it. Public comments closed Sept 24, 2026; it is not final. Proposed rule
Proposed end of the 60-day grace period proposed Today, H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, E-3 and similar workers who lose their job have up to 60 days (or until their I-94 expires, if sooner) to find a new sponsor or change status. DHS has proposed removing that, so they would be out of status the day after the job ends. Comments are open until Nov 10, 2026; it is not final. Proposed rule

Official sources

H-1B cap season (lottery dates and results): uscis.gov › H-1B cap season
Visa Bulletin, published monthly: travel.state.gov › Visa Bulletin
USCIS: which bulletin chart to use this month: uscis.gov › filing charts
PERM and prevailing wage processing times: flag.dol.gov/processingtimes
USCIS processing times: egov.uscis.gov/processing-times
USCIS email updates, free sign-up: public.govdelivery.com

YouTube

RedBus2US: plain-English visa and green card news: youtube.com/@RedBus2US
Reddy Neumann Brown PC: immigration attorneys, frequent H-1B and green card updates: youtube.com/@ReddyNeumannPC
USCIS: the official channel: youtube.com/@uscis

News sites

RedBus2US: news, guides and trackers: redbus2us.com
Fragomen: alerts from a global immigration law firm: fragomen.com/insights
Boundless: immigration news and plain-English guides: boundless.com/blog
layoffs.fyi: tech layoffs as they're announced: layoffs.fyi

r/h1b: reddit.com/r/h1b
r/USCIS: timelines and case questions: reddit.com/r/USCIS
r/immigration: reddit.com/r/immigration

Check before you act. Videos and Reddit are great for early news and real experiences, but anyone can post. Confirm anything important on the official pages or with an attorney.