Immigration Data Exists — But Not for You
The U.S. government publishes massive datasets on every H1B petition filed, every LCA certified, and every PERM case decided. In theory, this means complete transparency into which employers sponsor foreign talent, at what wages, and with what success rates.
In practice, these datasets are raw, fragmented, and require serious engineering effort to turn into anything useful. That is the gap Work Visa Insights was built to close.
The Problem With Existing Approaches
Raw USCIS Data
USCIS publishes quarterly H1B data in multi-gigabyte CSV files with minimal documentation. Extracting a single employer's approval rate requires joining multiple tables, normalising employer name variations, and filtering by year — steps that require SQL fluency and data infrastructure most job seekers don't have.
Generic Immigration Attorneys
Attorneys are invaluable for petition preparation, but they are not data analysts. They can tell you whether a specific employer sponsors H1B — not whether that employer's approval rate has been declining for three years, what wage level they typically certify, or how their PERM certification rate compares to peers.
LinkedIn Posts and Forums
H1B "sponsors list" spreadsheets circulating on LinkedIn aggregate employer names with no metadata about outcomes, trends, or comparative quality. They answer the binary question "does this company sponsor" but not the analytically important question "is this a good company to be sponsored by?"
What Work Visa Insights Does Differently
Data Transformation at Scale
Work Visa Insights ingests raw USCIS, DOL, and PERM data across multiple fiscal years and transforms it into normalised, employer-level profiles with computed scores, trend lines, and comparative benchmarks. What would take a data engineer days to build is available in your browser in seconds.
Cross-Dataset Intelligence
No other public tool links H1B petition data, LCA wage data, and PERM certification data at the employer level. Work Visa Insights connects all three, so you can answer questions like:
- This employer has a 92% H1B approval rate — but what is their PERM certification rate?
- They certified my role at LCA Level II — but what level do they typically certify for this title?
- The H1B approval rate looks good, but is it trending up or down over the last five years?
Employer Intelligence Scores
Rather than just surfacing raw numbers, Work Visa Insights computes four composite scores for every employer:
- Sponsorship Score — filing scale relative to the market
- Approval Score — quality of petition outcomes
- Denial Risk Score — how aggressively USCIS challenges this employer
- Growth Score — whether sponsorship activity is expanding or contracting
These scores make it possible to compare employers with very different filing volumes on a level playing field.
The Five Modules
H1B Intelligence
The most comprehensive H1B employer database available publicly. Every employer that has ever filed an H1B petition has a profile showing petition volume, approval/denial rates, intelligence scores, geographic footprint, and year-over-year trends. Navigate to H1B Intelligence →.
LCA Intelligence
Search every Labor Condition Application filed with the Department of Labor. Benchmark wages by employer, job title, and location. Understand what your employer is paying other H1B workers in your role. Navigate to LCA Intelligence →.
PERM Intelligence
Evaluate employers on their green card sponsorship track record. Check certification rates, denial patterns, processing times, and audit frequency before committing to a PERM sponsor. Navigate to PERM Intelligence →.
Wage Calculator
Enter your role, location, and experience level to see DOL prevailing wages and LCA benchmarks side by side. Know your market rate and negotiate from a position of data. Navigate to Wage Calculator →.
Visa Pulse
Stay current on H1B processing updates, policy changes, and immigration news — curated and contextualised, not just raw press releases. Navigate to Visa Pulse →.
Who Uses Work Visa Insights
Job seekers evaluating H1B sponsors — run a quick employer profile check before accepting an offer and verify the employer is actually a reliable sponsor.
H1B holders planning green card strategy — use PERM Intelligence to evaluate whether your current employer is a strong PERM sponsor before you commit to years of waiting.
Recruiters and HR professionals — benchmark wages for H1B roles, understand prevailing wage requirements, and identify competitors' sponsorship postures.
Immigration attorneys — use petition data to support specialty occupation arguments and compare employer profiles for client advisory work.
Start Exploring for Free
Work Visa Insights is free to explore. No account required for the core intelligence modules.