How to read the result
Approved petitions are the employer's H-1B petitions that USCIS approved in fiscal years 2021 to 2023. It is the plainest evidence there is that a company sponsors: it has done it, recently, and at what scale.
New and continuing split that total. New approvals are for new employment, usually someone's first H-1B or a hire from abroad. Continuing approvals cover extensions, transfers from another employer and amendments. A company with many new approvals is bringing H-1B workers in, not only keeping the ones it has.
What its open postings say counts the employer's current US postings in the JobShifu index that state they will sponsor, that they will not, or say nothing. Most say nothing, so silence is shown as its own number rather than read as a no. A posting that says it cannot sponsor is the one statement worth taking at its word for that role.
When the two disagree, believe the posting for that role. An employer can have thousands of approved petitions and still mark most of its current postings as not open to sponsorship: the history describes the company, the posting describes the job.
None found means no approvals under a matching name. It is not the same as "does not sponsor": petitions are filed by the legal employer, which can be a parent company or a US subsidiary with a different name.
Ask before the final round
A filing history tells you the employer can sponsor. It cannot tell you whether this team will, for this role, this year. That answer comes from the recruiter, and the cheapest time to ask is the first call: "I will need H-1B sponsorship. Is that something this role supports?" A clear no in week one costs you far less than a no after the final interview.
If you are searching rather than checking one company, filter the job search to employers with a petition history instead of looking them up one by one.
Where the numbers come from
The petition counts are from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, fiscal years 2021 to 2023, totalled per employer. Fiscal year 2023 is incomplete in the published export JobShifu loaded, so it is drawn with a hatched bar and should not be read as a drop.
Employers are matched by name. The result lists the USCIS filer names behind its numbers so you can check the match yourself. The posting statements come from JobShifu's own index of employer career sites; how often postings mention sponsorship at all is measured in our research on visa sponsorship in job postings.
This is history, not a promise, and not legal advice. Immigration questions about your own case belong with an immigration attorney.
Common questions
How do I find out if a company sponsors H-1B visas?
Look at what it has already filed. Every H-1B petition an employer files with USCIS is a public record, and USCIS publishes approvals per employer each fiscal year. If a company has had petitions approved recently, it has run the process before. Its job postings rarely say either way.
Does a past H-1B filing mean the company will sponsor me?
No. A filing shows the employer has sponsored someone before. Whether it sponsors a given role depends on the team, the role and the employer's current policy. Ask the recruiter early, before you invest in a long interview process.
What if the lookup finds no H-1B petitions?
It means none were found under a matching name in fiscal years 2021 to 2023. Petitions are filed under the employer's legal name, which can differ from the brand (a parent company or a US subsidiary). Try the legal name from the company's careers site or offer letters.
What is the difference between new and continuing approvals?
New approvals are petitions for new employment, usually a first H-1B or someone joining from abroad. Continuing approvals cover extensions, transfers from another employer and amendments. A company with many new approvals is bringing in H-1B workers, not only keeping existing ones.
Related tools
Is this job still open? checks a posting link for when it first appeared, whether it is still listed and whether it was reposted. Visa sponsorship job search filters open roles to employers with a petition history.