Microsoft Corporation
The reported USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub record for Microsoft Corporation — petition approvals, denials, and approval rate for FY2023.
- Microsoft Corporation had 2,066 H-1B petition approvals and 46 denials in FY2023, a 97.8% approval rate.
- That ranks #6 of 28,061 sponsoring employers, about 1.2% of all FY2023 H-1B Employer Data Hub approvals.
- Its approval rate is above the 96.5% average across all sponsors. Most approvals were in WA.
Microsoft Corporation also appears in the state WARN layoff feed: 11,907 employees across 21 notices (WA). This sits next to the H-1B record above — a comparison no layoff-only tracker can show. Appearing in both does not imply one caused the other.
| Notice date | Location | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | Redmond, WA | 605 | WA ↗ |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Redmond, WA | 42 | WA ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Redmond, WA | 40 | WA ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Redmond and Bellevue, WA | 830 | WA ↗ |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Redmond, WA | 305 | WA ↗ |
| May 13, 2025 | Redmond, WA | 1,985 | WA ↗ |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Redmond and Bellevue, WA | 276 | WA ↗ |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Redmond, WA | 22 | WA ↗ |
Showing 8 of 21 notices. See the full live layoffs feed.
Other employers in the same H-1B record
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Ranked immediately above and below Microsoft Corporation by FY approvals in the USCIS Data Hub.
Also concentrated in WA
Sponsors whose approvals are recorded mainly in WA, the same state as Microsoft Corporation.
Proximity here is sponsorship volume and worksite state — not a claim about industry, hiring practice, or similarity. Search all sponsors.
Frequently asked questions
Does Microsoft Corporation sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. The USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub shows Microsoft Corporation had 2,066 approved H-1B petitions in FY2023 (46 denials, a 97.8% approval rate), ranking #6 of 28,061 sponsoring employers. Past sponsorship does not guarantee any individual petition will be approved.
How many H-1B approvals did Microsoft Corporation have in FY2023?
Microsoft Corporation had 2,066 H-1B petition approvals and 46 denials in FY2023, according to the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. That is about 1.2% of all approvals in the data hub that year.
What is Microsoft Corporation's H-1B approval rate?
97.8% in FY2023 — above the 96.5% average across all sponsoring employers.
Where does Microsoft Corporation sponsor the most H-1B workers?
Most of Microsoft Corporation's reported FY2023 H-1B approvals were in WA.
Has Microsoft Corporation filed WARN layoff notices?
Yes. State WARN portals show Microsoft Corporation filed 21 layoff notices covering 11,907 employees (WA). WARN notices report planned layoffs; they do not indicate whether or how those roles relate to H-1B sponsorship.
Where this data comes from
- Publisher
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)
- Data through
- FY2023
- Refreshed
- Sep 15, 2026
- Verified
- Aug 1, 2026
- Classification
- Reported
- How it arrives
- Fetched automatically
Known limitations: Counts petitions, not people or visas issued. One worker can generate several petitions. The latest published export lags the current fiscal year by roughly 18 months. Full methodology →