IBM

ARMONK, NY · 15 subsidiaries

91.2%

Overall approval rate

29,035

Total approvals

Years of data

Stable

Recent trend

Approval Rate by Fiscal Year

97.6%

FY09

98.1%

FY10

81.1%

FY11

97.3%

FY12

96.5%

FY13

97.1%

FY14

95.7%

FY15

91.9%

FY16

92.1%

FY17

78.7%

FY18

58.9%

FY19

86.4%

FY20

91.6%

FY21

97.6%

FY22

98.7%

FY23

98.9%

FY24

98.5%

FY25

97.4%

FY26

Petition Type Breakdown (FY2024+)

FY2024

New employment72.7% (16)

Transfer (change employer)98.9% (87)

Continuation99.6% (518)

FY2025

New employment99.0% (501)

Transfer (change employer)98.9% (90)

Continuation99.0% (502)

FY2026

New employment97.1% (136)

Transfer (change employer)66.7% (2)

Continuation96.2% (51)

WARN Act Notices (California)

3 WARN notices filed, affecting 209 employees

WARN Act requires 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs. H-1B holders affected by layoffs have a 60-day grace period to find new sponsorship.

International Business Machines Corporation

CA · layoff · Filed Nov 4, 2025

75 affected

International Business Machines Corporation

CA · layoff · Filed Nov 4, 2025

75 affected

International Business Machines-Coppell

TX · layoff · Filed Jul 2, 2025

59 affected

Top Filing Locations

DURHAM, NC

22,457 approvals

RTP, NC

5,260 approvals

RALEIGH, NC

601 approvals

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PA, NC

431 approvals

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PK, NC

166 approvals

IRVING, TX

57 approvals

DURHAM RTP, NC

16 approvals

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PA

11 approvals

Known Subsidiaries & Entities (15)

IBM CORPIBM CORPORATIONIBM GLOBAL SYSS INC DBA JOLT TECHSIBM GLOBAL SYSTEMS DBA JOLT TECHIBM GLOBAL SYSTEMS DBA JOLT TECHNOIBM GLOBAL SYSTEMS DBA JOLT TECHSIBM GLOBAL SYSTEMS INCIBM GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC DBA JOLT TEIBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDIBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMTIEDIBM INDIA PRIVATE LITDIBM INDIA PRIVATE LTDIBM INDIA PVT LTDIBM SE EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL CREDITIBM SOUTHEAST EMPLOYEES FEDERAL

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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