VISA USA

Finance & Insurance · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2023

#134 top sponsor

Overview

VISA USA is a Finance & Insurance employer that has filed 471 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #134 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 259 were certified (55% approval rate), taking about 231 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Applications, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $127,504.

471

PERM filings

55%

approval

1

denied

$127,504

median wage

231d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 471 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (70%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India331
  • China63
  • Canada11
  • Nigeria8
  • Brazil6
  • Taiwan5
  • Venezuela4
  • Mexico4
  • Australia3
  • Philippines3

Prior visa status

  • H-1B447
  • L-111
  • H-44
  • F-14
  • TN2
  • O-11
  • E-31

Education

  • Master's327
  • Bachelor's129
  • Doctorate10
  • None5

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations VISA USA most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Applications 142 $121,783
Statisticians 43 $141,050
Software Developers, Systems Software 36 $124,294
Computer Systems Analysts 25 $133,654
Software Developers 24 $126,755
Marketing Managers 20 $163,695
Data Scientists 19 $142,899
Information Technology Project Managers 14 $141,038
Operations Research Analysts 12 $147,932
Software Quality Assurance Engineers Testers 12 $116,966

Common job titles

Sr. SW Engineer 60 Staff SW Engineer 39 Senior Software Engineer 26 Data Scientist 25 Sr. SW Test Engineer 21 Director 19 Sr. Data Scientist 14 Staff SW Test Engineer 12 Staff Software Engineer 10 Client Consulting Manager 9 Sr. Software Engineer 8 Senior Software Test Engineer 8

Worksite states

CA 226 TX 119 CO 67 OH 21 FL 16 VA 11 NY 6 GA 3 WA 1 DC 1

Wage range

$115,248

25th

$127,504

median

$149,531

75th

$174,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP469
  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22153-65225 Sr. Cybersecurity EngineerCertified - Expired Mentor, OH Jul 26, 2024
A-23134-42070 Sr. Data ScientistCertified - Expired Washington, DC Jun 12, 2024
A-23069-11747 Sr. Analyst, Visa Direct CommercializationCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Jun 12, 2024
A-23102-26282 Staff Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jun 12, 2024
A-23109-30000 Staff SW EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jun 12, 2024
A-23137-43761 Sr. Software EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jun 12, 2024
A-23137-43498 Sr. Business Optimization AnalystCertified - Expired Highlands Ranch, CO Jun 12, 2024
A-23130-40366 Sr. ConsultantCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jun 12, 2024
A-23083-17879 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 12, 2024
A-23103-26792 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 12, 2024
A-23132-41442 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23125-38094 DirectorCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23123-37223 Sr. Data ScientistCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23128-38949 Sr. Finance ManagerCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-22349-74493 Sr. Data ScientistCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23109-29632 Sr. Product AnalystCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23115-32646 Staff SW Test EngineerCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23110-30653 Quality Assurance Testing Engineering Analyst – EMV L3Certified - Expired Atlanta, GA Jun 11, 2024
A-23138-44348 Sr. SW EngineerCertified - Expired Foster City, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23124-37769 Staff SW EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jun 11, 2024

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.