H-1B sponsorFLFEIN 65-0177616Updated Jul 2026

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY. Filed 789 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a FL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

52.6%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Florida International University is a public research institution in Miami, Florida, and an active H-1B sponsor. In fiscal year 2026, the university filed 19 H-1B petitions, with a 52.6% certification rate for that cohort.

Since 2010, FIU has submitted 789 H-1B petitions with an all-time certification rate of 78.33%. The employer's petition volume peaked between 2012 and 2019, averaging 65–72 filings annually, then dropped sharply in 2020–2021 (likely pandemic-related) before gradually recovering. The role mix is heavily weighted toward academic and research positions: biological science teachers (274 filings) dominate, followed by medical scientists (100), teaching assistants (60), biological technicians (43), and physicists (35). Denial and withdrawal rates are low (2.66% denied, 0.51% withdrawn all-time), reflecting institutional compliance and careful vetting of candidates.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	78.3%
Cert-withdrawn	18.5%
Withdrawn	0.5%
Denied	2.7%

Certified78.3%

Cert-withdrawn18.5%

Withdrawn0.5%

Denied2.7%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	274
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	100
3	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	60
4	19-4021	Biological Technicians	43
5	19-2012	Physicists	35
6	15-1252	Software Developers	26
7	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	24
8	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	19
9	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	18
10	19-2011	Astronomers	17

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

274

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

100

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Physicists

Software Developers

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Astronomers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	51
FY2011	45
FY2012	72
FY2013	68
FY2014	65
FY2015	60
FY2016	72
FY2017	70
FY2018	71
FY2019	65
FY2020	1
FY2021	4
FY2023	19
FY2024	55
FY2025	52
FY2026	19

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