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Skilled Worker
A rating
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
A rating

From the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, checked 30 Oct 2026. What a licence means

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H-1B approvals (US)
1,598
USCIS employer data hub
AU sponsor status
Accredited
Department of Home Affairs
IE employment permits
3
DETE permit records

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Sponsorship record

  • United States: 1,598 H-1B approvals between 2013 and 2023, 39 denied.
  • United Kingdom: 2 sponsor licences under the AbbVie name (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, A rating; Skilled Worker, A rating). Each is held by a separate business, such as Abbvie Limited and Abbvie Limited.
  • Australia: on the Department of Home Affairs list of accredited sponsors.
  • Ireland: 3 employment permits issued between 2020 and 2025.
  • 64 open jobs on ApplyWave: 36 in Ireland, 14 in the United States, 10 in Canada, 4 in Australia.

Sources: USCIS H-1B data hub, Home Office register of licensed sponsors, Department of Home Affairs, DETE employment permit statistics.

Visa Sponsorship History at AbbVie

2013
72
2014
105
2015
51
2016
78
2017
102
2018
123
2019
106
2020
203
2021
252
2022
386
2023
121
2024
1
2025
1

Visa Sponsorship Details

United States — H-1B

Approval Rate:97.6%(1,598 approved · 39 denied)

About AbbVie: key facts

Status
Active
Company number
08004972
Industry
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (SIC 46460)
Registered in
Maidenhead
H-1B filings on record
2013–2023
Filing location
North Chicago, IL
Employment permits
1 in 2025 (1 in 2024)

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