Visa U.S.A. Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Foster City, CA · Industry: Finance and insurance

Short answer

Yes, Visa U.S.A. Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 278 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $152,654.

Green card sponsorship has dropped sharply. Certified PERM cases fell from 121 in FY2025 to 17 in FY2026 so far. If a green card matters to you, ask about it before you accept an offer.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

278

#120 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$152,654

+21% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

down from 121 in FY2025

Most common level

Level IV

59% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

421FY2024

453FY2025

278FY2026*

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

77FY2023

109FY2024

121FY2025

17FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 278 filings

What Visa U.S.A. Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $116,650
25th pct: $131,600
Median: $152,654
75th pct: $172,384
90th pct: $194,834

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 2%
Level II · qualified · 34%
Level III · experienced · 4%
Level IV · fully competent · 59%

Of 249 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Visa U.S.A. Inc. sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Staff Software Engineer	Software Developers	20	$144,903	$131,600 – $154,508
Senior Software Engineer	Software Developers	16	$120,536	$114,172 – $130,150
Data Scientist	Data Scientists	12	$120,250	$116,800 – $127,125
Software Engineer Senior Consultant Level	Software Developers	11	$163,550	$163,550 – $163,831
Senior Product Manager	Information Technology Project Managers	10	$157,782	$146,960 – $181,770
Senior Data Scientist	Data Scientists	10	$166,136	$139,225 – $188,844
Staff Research Scientist	Computer and Information Research Scientists	9	$169,100	$169,100 – $169,100
Product Manager	Information Technology Project Managers	7	$146,200	$134,123 – $147,720

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Austin, TX	86	$149,240
Foster City, CA	85	$169,100
San Francisco, CA	21	$172,453
Highlands Ranch, CO	19	$126,395
New York, NY	17	$156,645
Atlanta, GA	17	$116,800
Washington, DC	7	$145,300
Miami, FL	7	$135,803

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Visa U.S.A. Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers46%

127 — Continuing H-1B employment with Visa U.S.A. Inc.

New hires32%

90 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions10%

28 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers6%

18 — People switching to Visa U.S.A. Inc. from another H-1B employer

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 6% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Visa U.S.A. Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	77	11	283
FY2024	109	5	388
FY2025	121	10	502
FY2026 so far	17	0	501

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

H-1B dependent employer

A large share of its workforce is on H-1B, so DOL requires extra recruitment attestations.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP

Compare with similar sponsors

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Questions about Visa U.S.A. Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Visa U.S.A. Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Visa U.S.A. Inc. had 278 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #120 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Visa U.S.A. Inc.?

The median is $152,654; the middle half of filings fall between $131,600 and $172,384. The most-filed title, Staff Software Engineer, has a median of $144,903.

Does Visa U.S.A. Inc. sponsor green cards?

Visa U.S.A. Inc. had 17 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards. That is down from 121 at its recent peak.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.