Microsoft

REDMOND, WA · 10 subsidiaries

97.2%

Overall approval rate

16,182

Total approvals

Years of data

Stable

Recent trend

Approval Rate by Fiscal Year

96.3%

FY09

98.8%

FY10

98.3%

FY11

98.5%

FY12

98.4%

FY13

99.4%

FY14

98.9%

FY15

98.0%

FY16

98.0%

FY17

89.4%

FY18

66.3%

FY19

88.7%

FY20

95.1%

FY21

96.2%

FY22

99.2%

FY23

99.0%

FY24

98.7%

FY25

98.3%

FY26

Petition Type Breakdown (FY2024+)

FY2024

New employment61.5% (8)

Transfer (change employer)99.6% (716)

Continuation91.6% (370)

FY2025

New employment57.1% (8)

Transfer (change employer)99.7% (681)

Continuation88.5% (691)

FY2026

New employment95.5% (171)

Transfer (change employer)100.0% (340)

Continuation95.1% (559)

Top Filing Locations

REDMOND, WA

16,153 approvals

LOS ANGELES, CA

5 approvals

SANTA CLARA, CA

5 approvals

OLYMPIA, WA

4 approvals

RENO, NV

3 approvals

SAMMAMISH, WA

3 approvals

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

2 approvals

PRESTON, WA

1 approvals

Known Subsidiaries & Entities (10)

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Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub and California EDD WARN. Approval rates calculated from petition decisions. WARN data covers California only.

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