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How to find US employers open to visa holders

Sponsor lists show who filed in the past. The J-1 sponsor directory, USCIS and Department of Labor data and the posting itself each answer a different question. Here is what each can and cannot say.

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Lists of “companies that sponsor visas” rank employers by petitions filed in past years. That answers a real question, but not the one you have on a Tuesday night: does this employer, for this role, open the door to someone who needs a visa?

Name the visa first

A J-1 intern goes through a designated sponsor: programme acceptance, then Form DS-2019, plus a DS-7002 placement plan. An H-1B runs on an employer’s petition. A list of H-1B filers tells a J-1 intern very little.

What each source answers

SourceAnswersCannot answer
State Department sponsor directoryWho can sponsor a J-1, by categoryWho is hiring now
USCIS H-1B Employer Data HubWho petitioned for H-1B workers, by place and industryWhether this posting will
Labor Department LCA filesWho filed labor condition applicationsCases still in process
The posting itselfWhat this employer says now, for this roleWhat happens after you apply

Directory addresses are sponsor offices, not limits: many sponsors place participants anywhere in the United States. The USCIS hub identifies employers by the last four digits of their tax identification, so check similar names.

The State Department's J-1 visa site, page Designated Sponsor Organizations By Program, with the official site header and the intro saying that many sponsors can place participants anywhere in the United States.Source: State Department, Designated Sponsor Organizations By Program
The State Department's sponsor directory page, as captured on 15 October 2026.
The USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub page under the official U.S. government banner, describing data for fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2026 quarter 3 and employers identified by the last four digits of their tax ID.Source: USCIS, H-1B Employer Data Hub
The USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub page, as captured on 15 October 2026.

Postings say what lists cannot

History shows what an employer did. A posting gives its current words for one role. As of 8 October, of the 83,858 postings read, 76,101 (about 91%) state no stance. They did not say no, so they could sponsor, and they have not said yes either. Only 730, from 18 employers, say they sponsor.

  • 84,453US postings on the board
  • 2,393employers
  • 730say they sponsor, from 18 employers
  • 76,101could sponsor: the posting does not rule it out
Mynga Visa Jobs; stance is tagged from the posting text by rules plus a local model, so a fuller read may move postings, October 8, 2026.
Postings by sponsorship stance
  • Say they sponsor730
  • Say they will not sponsor7,027
  • Could sponsor: the posting does not rule it out76,101
  • Not read yet595

Mynga Visa Jobs; stance is tagged from the posting text by rules plus a local model, so a fuller read may move postings, October 8, 2026. Counts of postings; refreshed on a schedule.

Visa Jobs lets members search US postings by role, pay and state, hide the ones that say they will not sponsor, and open the employer’s own listing. It costs $8 a month. A stated stance is the employer’s wording, not an assessment of your case.

The cover of the research file: a dark green page reading Employers that say they sponsor, with Nga's mark above it.

The full research

Employers that say they sponsor

Every employer with an open US posting that says, in its own words, that it sponsors visas. The sentence behind each, the roles, the states, and where to read the posting.

  • 18employers
  • 730postings that say yes
  • 7pages

$9one payment, and the file is yours

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Use them in this order

  1. Decide which visa you need and read its route.
  2. For a J-1, shortlist sponsors in your category and ask how each works with host companies.
  3. For an H-1B, check the employer’s history in the USCIS and Labor Department data.
  4. Read the posting. Its own wording on sponsorship is the freshest evidence.

This is a source-backed search guide, not an immigration assessment. Each source is linked in the text and listed below; check the current page before you act.

Sources:U.S. Department of State - Designated Sponsor Organizations By Program, U.S. Department of State - Exchange Visitor Visa, USCIS - H-1B Employer Data Hub, U.S. Department of Labor - LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, Mynga Visa Jobs (our own product).

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US jobs that tell you if they sponsor.

  • Every posting states its visa stance
  • Filter by role, visa and state
  • Links to the employer's own listing

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