Even though it has changed its color, the “green card” is a proof that the owner is a lawful permanent resident.

As such, he or she has been legitimately granted immigration benefits, which include authorization to live and work in the United States.  Whether obtained by a green card lottery, through employment, or eb2, green card holders are here to stay. Green card rules apply to the holder status and appropriate liberties.

After doing a bit of math, and just computing the top 100 sponsors, the numbers are pretty darn impressive.

In one year the influx of more than 11,000 foreign workers pays total of annual salaries: $112,489,602,220. Yes, more than 100 billion dollars a year.

Following is a list of numbered top 100 USA sponsors for FY 2013.

Rank	Green Card Sponsor	# of Petitions	Average Salary
1	Intel	1173	$134,173
2	Microsoft	622	$118,351
3	Oracle America	541	$116,868
4	Google	329	$129,876
5	Cisco Systems	311	$113,537
6	Amazon Corporate	288	$119,069
7	Cognizant Technology Solutions	274	$101,201
8	Apple	225	$130,602
9	Hcl America	207	$109,506
10	Yahoo!	192	$117,921
11	Deloitte Consulting	191	$125,242
12	Qualcomm	172	$107,194
13	Ibm	172	$95,368
14	Bank Of America	171	$107,289
15	Ebay	168	$115,646
16	Kforce	150	$95,063
17	Qualcomm Technologies	144	$111,430
18	Pricewaterhousecoopers	129	$107,904
19	Ernst & Young	127	$128,498
20	Mastech	124	$85,303
21	Vmware	121	$118,914
22	Broadcom	118	$113,450
23	Hcl Global Systems	118	$86,537
24	Hewlett-packard Company	105	$109,862
25	Nvidia	103	$118,856
26	Csc Covansys	97	$87,555
27	Verizon Communications, & All Its Subsidiaries & Affiliates	96	$92,301
28	Koch Foods Of Alabama	96	$18,565
29	Facebook	95	$124,280
30	Htc Global Services	91	$81,827
31	Goldman, Sachs	89	$156,967
32	Emc	88	$113,243
33	Micron Technology	87	$77,882
34	Compunnel Software Group	87	$76,994
35	Apex Technology Systems	86	$75,527
36	Synopsys	84	$135,704
37	Dgn Technologies	84	$90,342
38	Wal-mart Associates	82	$99,084
39	Ericsson	82	$96,167
40	Paypal	78	$112,483
41	Los Angeles Unified School District	78	$44,163
42	Motorola Mobility	77	$105,297
43	Capgemini Financial Services Usa	77	$99,230
44	Randstad Technologies	75	$107,938
45	Kpmg	75	$100,273
46	Manhattan Associates	75	$94,344
47	Case Farms	74	$18,005
48	Deloitte & Touche	73	$117,795
49	Salesforce.com	73	$117,475
50	Headstrong Services	71	$92,884
51	Morgan Stanley	69	$130,759
52	Infosys	68	$79,664
53	Jpmorgan Chase	67	$127,364
54	Sapient	66	$115,329
55	Adobe Systems	65	$128,484
56	Bloomberg	65	$102,535
57	System Soft Technologies	65	$88,247
58	Polaris Software Lab (india)	62	$88,286
59	Capgemini	61	$113,372
60	Rjt Compuquest	61	$98,777
61	Samsung Telecommunications America	60	$107,230
62	Patni Americas	57	$87,538
63	Indus Valley Consultants	56	$65,593
64	Marvell Semiconductor	54	$106,698
65	At&T, And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates	54	$102,231
66	Amdocs	54	$95,160
67	Itech Us	54	$90,550
68	Cts Technical Services	53	$105,175
69	Symantec	52	$122,571
70	Wipro	52	$109,257
71	Xerox Business Services	52	$95,475
72	Technosoft	52	$73,312
73	Apogee Medical Group, Virginia, Pc	51	$187,823
74	Linkedin	51	$123,123
75	Brocade Communications Systems	51	$111,634
76	Horizon Technologies	51	$104,288
77	Ntt Data	50	$96,464
78	3i Infotech	50	$96,209
79	Epic Systems	50	$90,400
80	Isync Solutions	50	$86,985
81	Populous Group	49	$104,243
82	Abbott Laboratories	49	$99,240
83	First Tek	49	$91,882
84	Mphasis	49	$84,489
85	V-soft Consulting Group	48	$70,656
86	Marlabs	47	$105,613
87	Oracle Financial Services Software	47	$101,475
88	Globalfoundries	46	$114,188
89	Dell Usa	46	$111,561
90	Vedicsoft Solutions	46	$96,163
91	Fmr	45	$93,405
92	Virgo	45	$85,200
93	Fort Worth Independent School District	45	$48,599
94	Capital One Services	44	$118,037
95	A2z Development Center	43	$133,323
96	Advanced Micro Devices	43	$115,600
97	CitiGroup	42	$141,905
98	The University Of Iowa	42	$100,661
99	Techdemocracy	42	$89,376
100	Compuware	42	$76,326

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The H1b visa program permits employers to provisionally employ foreign workers in the United States on a nonimmigrant basis in jobs such as special professions or as models of eminent merit and aptitude. A specialty profession requires the hypothetical and practical application of an entity with specific knowledge and a bachelors degree or the comparable in the specific specialty. H1b visa requirements depend on a sponsor (a company in the US), who needs to submit a Labor Condition Application. H1b visa status depends on DOL and the USCIS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) decisions. PERM foreign labor applicaton and certification is obtained via US Department of Labor.Wondering how to check status of PERM application? The company’s attorney states that the labor certification application was filed in January. It would take 45-60 days to approve. Now, 5 months past, we haven’t heard anything. I asked the lawyer, what the situation was. He said there was no way to check what’s happening under the new rules. You, your attorney and your Human Resources can log into the system, find the case number and check the status. My lawyer said he filed electronically. I will check with Human Resources. Just type the ETA Case Number and it yields the standing and the file date. In general, how long does it take for a case to be set to “in growth”? Possibly, the next day after answering the sponsorship survey, the case status transformed. Individuals typically can’t check PERM standing virtually.