H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 95-2226406Updated Jul 2026

University of California, Irvine

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of California, Irvine. Filed 1,113 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

75.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

2.5%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

University of California, Irvine is a public research university in California that sponsors H-1B workers across research and academic roles. In fiscal year 2026, the institution filed 40 H-1B petitions with a 75% certification rate, reflecting a recovery in sponsorship activity after minimal filings in 2020–2022.

Since 2010, UC Irvine has submitted 1,113 total H-1B petitions with a 73.23% overall certification rate, 3.77% withdrawn, and 0.63% denied. The institution's H-1B workforce concentrates heavily in life sciences and education: Biochemists and Biophysicists lead with 240 filings, followed by Biological Science Teachers (230 filings) and Medical Scientists (208 filings). Software quality assurance and development roles represent smaller but consistent portions of sponsorship, with 97 and 82 filings respectively.

H-1B activity peaked in 2013 with 119 filings and remained steady through 2019 (90 filings), then contracted sharply before rebounding in recent years. The 2025–2026 uptick suggests renewed international recruitment in research and faculty positions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	73.2%
Cert-withdrawn	22.4%
Withdrawn	3.8%
Denied	0.6%

Certified73.2%

Cert-withdrawn22.4%

Withdrawn3.8%

Denied0.6%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by University of California, Irvine across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	240
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	230
3	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	208
4	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	97
5	15-1252	Software Developers	82
6	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	76
7	13-1151	Training and Development Specialists	34
8	19-4021	Biological Technicians	26
9	25-1065	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	12
10	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	12

Biochemists and Biophysicists

240

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

230

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

208

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Software Developers

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Training and Development Specialists

Biological Technicians

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Scientists, All Other

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	64
FY2011	78
FY2012	88
FY2013	119
FY2014	83
FY2015	74
FY2016	79
FY2017	69
FY2018	100
FY2019	90
FY2020	1
FY2022	1
FY2023	16
FY2024	95
FY2025	116
FY2026	40

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