H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 31-1575142Updated Jun 2026

US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER. Filed 246 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

95.2%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

4.8%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, located in California, is a federal employer and H-1B sponsor focused on language education and instruction. Since 2010, the organization has filed 246 H-1B petitions across 17 fiscal years, with most activity concentrated in teaching roles.

In FY2026, the Defense Language Institute filed 21 H-1B petitions and achieved a 95.2% certification rate, reflecting strong approval outcomes. The employer's petition volume has fluctuated significantly over time, peaking at 68 filings in FY2024 before moderating to 65 in FY2025 and 21 in FY2026. All-time, the organization holds a 63.01% certification rate across all filings, with minimal denials (1.22%) and no withdrawals.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1124) account for the vast majority of H-1B filings—197 of 246 total—reflecting the institute's core educational mission. Secondary roles include Physicians, All Other (24 filings) and smaller numbers of Anesthesiologists, Surgeons, and Biological Science Teachers, likely supporting faculty and medical instruction programs.

US Army Defense Language Institute H-1B
H-1B foreign language teacher sponsorship
Defense Language Institute FY2026 filings
federal employer H-1B petitions California
language education H-1B visa

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	92.8%
Cert-withdrawn	5.4%
Denied	1.8%

Certified92.8%

Cert-withdrawn5.4%

Denied1.8%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	197
2	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	24
3	29-1211	Anesthesiologists	3
4	29-1249	Surgeons, All Other	3
5	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3
6	29-1212	Cardiologists	3
7	29-1217	Neurologists	3
8	29-1223	Psychiatrists	3
9	29-1242	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	2
10	29-1222	Physicians, Pathologists	2

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

197

Physicians, All Other

Anesthesiologists

Surgeons, All Other

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Cardiologists

Neurologists

Psychiatrists

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Physicians, Pathologists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	6
FY2017	15
FY2018	34
FY2019	24
FY2023	13
FY2024	68
FY2025	65
FY2026	21

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