H-1B sponsorVAFEIN 54-1386480Updated Jul 2026

CFA Institute

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for CFA Institute. Filed 73 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a VA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

CFA Institute is a Virginia-based financial education and credentialing organization that has sponsored H-1B workers since 2010. In FY2025, the organization filed 2 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

Over its 15-year sponsorship history, CFA Institute has filed 73 total H-1B petitions with a 93.15% certification rate, 1.37% denial rate, and no withdrawals—a strong compliance record. The employer's H-1B hiring focuses heavily on financial roles: 47 filings (64%) are for Financial and Investment Analysts. The remaining positions span software quality assurance (5), data science (4), systems analysis (4), and software development (3), reflecting a mix of finance-domain and general tech talent needs.

Filing volume has been modest and irregular, ranging from 1 to 11 annual petitions, with most years between 4 and 8 filings. Activity peaked in 2011 (11 filings) and remained steady through 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020, with only light resumption in 2024–2025.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of CFA Institute’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	93.1%
Cert-withdrawn	5.5%
Denied	1.4%

Certified93.1%

Cert-withdrawn5.5%

Denied1.4%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by CFA Institute across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	47
2	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	5
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	4
4	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	4
5	15-1252	Software Developers	3
6	15-1243	Database Architects	1
7	15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1
8	11-2032	Public Relations Managers	1
9	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	1
10	11-3121	Human Resources Managers	1

Financial and Investment Analysts

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Data Scientists

Computer Systems Analysts

Software Developers

Database Architects

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Public Relations Managers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Human Resources Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	7
FY2011	11
FY2012	8
FY2013	4
FY2014	7
FY2015	5
FY2016	6
FY2017	7
FY2018	8
FY2019	5
FY2020	1
FY2024	2
FY2025	2

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