Does SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO sponsor H1B visas?
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO filed 544 H1B petitions with 537 approved (98.71% approval rate) across 2009–2025, per USCIS records.
544
Petitions filed
537
Approved
98.71%
Approval rate
2009–2025
Years on record
Approved petitions by year
| Year | Filed | Approved | Denied | Withdrawn | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90% |
| 2018 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 90.91% |
| 2019 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2020 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 96.43% |
| 2021 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 96.3% |
| 2022 | 132 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 99.24% |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2024 | 87 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 98.85% |
| 2025 | 111 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 544 | 537 | 7 | 0 | 98.71% |
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