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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Validation Associates LLC

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Entity A
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
TXRank #2FEIN 13-3924155
Entity B
Validation Associates LLC
VARank #FEIN 46-0854153

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPValidation Associates LLC
Total filings128,852▲597
Certified %96.13%▲52.60%
Denied %0.28%▲0.34%
Withdrawn %2.23%4.52%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%42.55%
Rank#2—
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2013–FY2026
Worksite stateTXVA

Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%

Outcomes — Validation Associates LLC

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 52.6%, Cert-withdrawn 42.5%, Withdrawn 4.5%, Denied 0.3%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified52.6%
Cert-withdrawn42.5%
Withdrawn4.5%
Denied0.3%
Certified52.6%
Cert-withdrawn42.5%
Withdrawn4.5%
Denied0.3%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,476
FY20112,735
FY20121,772
FY20131,557
FY20142,189
FY20153,112
FY20164,612
FY20172,384
FY201812,460
FY201925,569
FY20203,117
FY202110,079
FY202213,705
FY202315,729
FY202411,437
FY202511,140
FY20265,779
Validation Associates LLC
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20100
FY20110
FY20120
FY201317
FY201431
FY201563
FY201679
FY201777
FY201896
FY2019147
FY20200
FY20210
FY20220
FY20235
FY202433
FY202536
FY202613

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Validation Associates LLC

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