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

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-23093-22061 Data ScientistCertified Foster City, CA May 15, 2024
A-23082-17327 Data ScientistCertified Foster City, CA May 15, 2024
A-23081-16746 User Experience AnalystCertified San Francisco, CA May 15, 2024
A-23101-25567 Sr. Software Test EngineerCertified Highlands Ranch, CO May 15, 2024
A-23089-20806 SW Configuration AnalystCertified FOSTER CITY, CA May 15, 2024
A-23110-30469 SW Engineer (Cardinal)Certified Austin, TX May 15, 2024
A-23093-21803 Staff Data EngineerCertified Austin, TX May 15, 2024
A-23089-20651 Technical Product ManagerCertified Foster City, CA May 15, 2024
A-23047-02736 Sr. Systems AnalystCertified Foster City, CA May 6, 2024
A-23104-27382 Sr. Data ScientistCertified Foster City, CA May 6, 2024
A-23005-82686 Sr. Data ScientistCertified Foster City, CA May 6, 2024
A-23082-17294 Sr. Data & Insights ConsultantCertified Miami, FL May 6, 2024
A-23068-10764 Data Scientist - Sr. Consultant level (Senior Manager, Marketing Analytics)Certified Foster City, CA May 6, 2024
A-23083-18187 Sr. SW Test EngineerCertified Austin, TX May 6, 2024
A-23066-09498 Sr. SW Test EngineerCertified Highlands Ranch, CO May 6, 2024
A-23082-17353 Sr. SW EngineerCertified Austin, TX May 6, 2024
A-23003-81716 Senior Software Engineer, ServiceNow SolutionsCertified Foster City, CA May 6, 2024
A-23090-21180 Financial AnalystCertified Foster City, CA May 6, 2024
A-23068-10694 Data Scientist - Sr. Consultant level (Sr. Marketing Manager)Certified Foster City, CA May 6, 2024
A-23082-17373 ManagerCertified Highlands Ranch, CO May 6, 2024

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