Does Siemens Sponsor H-1B Visas? Software, Energy and Healthcare Entities Compared for International Grads

Siemens sponsors H-1Bs through several US companies, not one. See what the five largest filed in FY2024, which leads on new hires, and how to check your offer.

Part of our guide to companies that sponsor H-1B visas.

Does Siemens sponsor H-1B? Yes. In fiscal year 2024, five US companies carrying the Siemens name won H-1B approvals: Siemens Industry Software Inc., Siemens Energy Inc., Siemens Industry Inc., Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. and Siemens Mobility Inc. Together they logged 145 initial and 280 continuing approvals, by our sum of USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub figures. The catch: "Siemens" is not one employer. Each company files its own petitions, Siemens Energy has been separate since 2020, and Siemens AG plans a February 2027 shareholder vote on spinning off Siemens Healthineers shares.

Where the rules stand (as of 2026-11-01):

• Wage-weighted H-1B selection: in effect since 2026-02-27 under the weighted selection final rule. FY2028 registration: not announced; USCIS must give at least 30 days' notice (8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(iii)(A)(3)), and March 2027 is only an expectation.
• STEM OPT 180-day automatic extension: in effect, unchanged by the 2026-10-14 final rule ending automatic extensions for certain other EAD renewals.
• $100,000 H-1B payment: Proclamation 11069 is in effect on paper, but the payment is blocked. Courts vacated the agency guidance implementing it, and the USCIS I-129 page (updated 2026-10-30) says, "If this order is later lifted, DHS still plans to collect the payment." It never covered change-of-status approvals granted inside the US, the usual OPT-to-H-1B route.
• Proposed, not law: a $103,265 fee for certain cap-subject H-1B petitions (RIN 1615-AD20) and a DOL rule raising prevailing-wage levels (RIN 1205-AC30). Neither is final.
• Enforcement lists: none of the five is among the eight employers (Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini) in DOL's PERM suspension announced 2026-10-08, a PERM action, not an H-1B one, or on DOL's H-1B debarment list (effective as of 2026-10-01).

Does Siemens sponsor H-1B? Siemens H-1B sponsorship by entity (FY2024)

Yes, entity by entity. In FY2024, Siemens Industry Software Inc. had 47 initial H-1B approvals, Siemens Energy Inc. 33, Siemens Industry Inc. 31, Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. 28 and Siemens Mobility Inc. 6, per USCIS Employer Data Hub figures. Each is a separate petitioner, so the legal employer on your posting or offer decides which record applies.

The table uses FY2024 (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024) first decisions. Initial approvals track new H-1B employment, the closer proxy for an OPT-to-H-1B hire. Continuing approvals cover people already in H-1B status: extensions, amendments and, by our reading of USCIS's definitions, moves from another H-1B employer. The Hub now covers data through FY2026 quarter 4, and smaller Siemens-named filers may appear there too.

Siemens-named H-1B petitioners, FY2024 first decisions (as of 2026-11)

Totals and the "initial share" column (initial approvals divided by all FY2024 decisions for that entity) are our arithmetic.

Which Siemens entity files the most H-1B petitions?

Siemens Industry Software Inc. leads on both counts: 169 decisions and 47 initial approvals in FY2024. Its record leans toward continuing approvals, though: about 28% of its decisions were initial approvals, against 44% at Siemens Medical Solutions USA. A smaller entity with a higher initial share can be just as real a door for a new graduate.

Why does the Hub put three Siemens companies in Orlando?

The Hub's location fields come from a mailing address, not your future desk. USCIS says its state field "is the State indicated in the mailing address of the employer and is not necessarily the beneficiary(ies) work location" (Understanding Our H-1B Employer Data Hub). Siemens Medical Solutions USA's own corporate information page gives 40 Liberty Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania, yet the Hub records behind our company page list Orlando. Take the worksite from the job posting.

Siemens is several employers, not one: who owns what

An H-1B petition comes from a specific legal entity, and the Hub groups records by tax ID. Moving between Siemens companies generally means a new petition by the new entity; the hiring company's immigration attorney confirms that for your case.

Siemens H-1B filers and their corporate status (as of 2026-11)

Siemens completed its Altair Engineering Inc. acquisition on 2025-03-26. Its 2026-04-17 press release says "Siemens plans a shareholder vote on direct spin-off of Siemens Healthineers shares at the next ordinary Siemens Annual General Meeting in February 2027" and describes Siemens as owning "a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers."

On 2026-07-14, Siemens Energy announced preparations for an independent brand, Omterra, citing "the time-limited license agreement governing the use of the brand"; the rebranding "is scheduled to begin later this calendar year and will be implemented in stages." Neither release says whether a US entity's legal name will change. The Hub shows one name per tax ID ("The most common spelling of employer name per unique tax ID is used"), so a renamed entity could appear under either name later. If a name or owner changes while your petition is pending, ask the employer's immigration attorney.

Does Siemens Energy sponsor visas?

For H-1B, yes. Siemens Energy Inc. had 33 initial approvals, 50 continuing approvals and no denials in FY2024. The Hub covers H-1B only, so it says nothing about other visa types.

Postings favor this work. Indeed Hiring Lab's October 2026 labor market snapshot (published 2026-10-22) put its engineering postings index near 145 and its data-center index at 247, against about 78-79 for software development. If your degree is in power systems, turbomachinery or grid engineering, our guide to clean energy and renewables employers that sponsor H-1B covers the rest of the sector.

Siemens Healthineers H-1B: Siemens Medical Solutions USA

If a Healthineers posting or offer names Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., this is your row: 28 initial approvals, 36 continuing approvals and no denials in FY2024. Its initial share, about 44%, was the highest of the five.

As a for-profit medical-technology company, it generally files cap-subject petitions for first-time H-1B workers, unlike universities and their qualifying affiliated nonprofits, which can file cap-exempt.

Siemens Industry Software H-1B (Plano)

Siemens Industry Software Inc. is the largest Siemens filer (47 initial, 119 continuing, 3 continuing denials in FY2024; Plano, Texas in its Hub records). It is the business behind simulation, product-lifecycle and digital-twin tools, the natural target if you studied computational mechanics, controls or manufacturing engineering. Our guide to digital twin and simulation engineer roles that sponsor H-1B covers the job titles and skills, and the Dallas-Fort Worth H-1B jobs guide covers the metro around Plano.

Weigh the market too: software development was the lowest of the five sectors in Indeed's October chart, so lead with the engineering depth behind your code.

Siemens Industry Inc. and Siemens Mobility

Siemens Industry Inc. (31 initial, 48 continuing, 1 continuing denial in FY2024) covers factory automation, building technology and electrical products, a fit for electrical, controls and industrial engineers. Siemens Mobility Inc. was the smallest door that year (6 initial, 1 initial denial, 27 continuing); check later years in the Hub before you rule it in or out.

Does Siemens hire STEM OPT students?

There is no public count; USCIS publishes no OPT or STEM OPT data by employer. What you can check is eligibility: the USCIS STEM OPT page requires the employer to be enrolled in E-Verify and to complete a Form I-983 training plan with you. Those duties fall on the specific Siemens entity; our walkthrough of how to look up any employer in E-Verify shows how to check it.

Three timing rules apply whichever Siemens company you target:

• Unemployment limits. Post-completion OPT allows 90 days of unemployment and STEM OPT 150 days in aggregate, and SEVIS counts each day "without employer information," per the SEVIS Help Hub unemployment counter page.
• The 180-day extension. USCIS takes the STEM OPT I-765 up to 90 days before your EAD expires and within 60 days of your DSO's SEVIS recommendation. Filed before the EAD expires, it keeps the 180-day automatic extension; filed after, it gets none.
• Cap-gap. Since 2025-01-17, a timely, cap-subject change-of-status petition extends F-1 status and OPT work authorization to April 1 of the fiscal year requested, or the petition start date if earlier (USCIS cap-gap page). Siemens entities are for-profit, so first-time petitions are generally cap-subject; cap-exempt petitions get no cap-gap.

Take questions about your own OPT dates and unemployment count to your DSO.

How the wage-weighted lottery affects a Siemens offer

Since 2026-02-27, each cap registration enters the selection pool by wage level: four times at Level IV, three at Level III, twice at Level II and once at Level I. The level is "the highest wage level that the proffered salary would equal or exceed" for the job's occupation in the area of intended employment, per the final rule. The same salary can therefore sit at different levels in Plano, Orlando or New York, so the worksite on an offer matters as much as the number.

Worked timeline: a May 2026 graduate with a Siemens Energy offer

Say you finished a STEM master's in electrical engineering in May 2026, hold a post-completion OPT EAD to 2027-06-30 and already work in a qualifying OPT job. The dates are illustrative.

Illustrative path from OPT to an FY2028 H-1B at one Siemens entity (as of 2026-11)

If the rebrand reaches the US entity's name, make sure your offer, I-983 and petition name the same legal employer.

Does Siemens sponsor green cards?

We found no Siemens statement on green-card sponsorship as of 2026-11-01. Each entity would file its own PERM labor certification, published in DOL's disclosure files on its OFLC performance data page (latest: FY2026 Q3, through 2026-06-30). Our PERM lookup guide shows how to search them.

Expect a long wait anywhere. DOL's FLAG processing times page (as of 2026-10-21) showed analysts reviewing PERM applications with January 2026 priority dates; cases decided in August 2026 averaged 303 days in analyst review. In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 Final Action Date is 2013-11-01 for India-born applicants (unchanged) and 2025-04-01 for rest of world. USCIS requires the Dates for Filing chart for November I-485s, consular cases use Final Action Dates, and the December bulletin is not out.

Common misconception: "Siemens had 430 H-1B decisions in FY2024, so any Siemens job will sponsor me."

Correction: Those 430 first decisions are spread across five separate employers, and 280 were continuing approvals for people already in H-1B status. The Hub counts petitions, not promises; ask about the specific role.

How to check any Siemens entity yourself

1. Read the legal employer on the posting or offer, such as "Siemens Industry Software Inc." rather than "Siemens."
2. Search the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub for "SIEMENS" and open that entity for FY2024 and later; our Employer Data Hub guide explains each column.
3. Compare initial and continuing approvals; initial approvals are the closer signal for new graduates.
4. Download DOL's LCA and PERM disclosure files and filter by the same legal name.
5. Confirm the entity's E-Verify enrollment before you count on it for STEM OPT.
6. Ask the recruiter, "Is this role open to candidates who will need H-1B sponsorship?"
7. Take OPT timing to your DSO, and petition or green-card strategy to a licensed immigration attorney.

Common mistakes

• Reading continuing approvals as openings for new graduates. They cover people already in H-1B status; at Siemens Industry Software, 119 of 169 FY2024 decisions were continuing approvals.
• Treating Siemens Energy or Healthineers as Siemens AG. Siemens Energy has been separate since 2020, and Siemens Healthineers is a separately listed company whose shares Siemens plans to spin off, subject to a February 2027 shareholder vote.
• Missing a name change. If a posting or offer says Omterra, or a new legal name, search the Hub under both names.
• Letting a long hiring process eat your unemployment days. Your 90-day or 150-day limit keeps counting between jobs.

Frequently asked questions

Does Siemens sponsor H-1B?

Yes, through separate US companies. FY2024 initial H-1B approvals in the USCIS Employer Data Hub were 47 for Siemens Industry Software Inc., 33 for Siemens Energy Inc., 31 for Siemens Industry Inc., 28 for Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. and 6 for Siemens Mobility Inc. Check the legal employer on your offer.

Which Siemens company sponsors the most H-1Bs?

Siemens Industry Software Inc., based in Plano, had the most FY2024 H-1B decisions (169) and initial approvals (47), though most were continuing approvals. Siemens Medical Solutions USA had the highest initial share, about 44% of its 64 decisions (our arithmetic).

Does Siemens Energy sponsor visas?

For H-1B, yes. Siemens Energy Inc. received 33 initial and 50 continuing H-1B approvals with no denials in FY2024, per the USCIS Employer Data Hub. It has been separate from Siemens AG since its 2020 spin-off, and on 2026-07-14 it announced a staged rebrand to Omterra, so check the employer name on any offer.

Does Siemens hire STEM OPT students?

There is no public number; USCIS publishes no OPT or STEM OPT counts by employer. STEM OPT requires the hiring entity to be enrolled in E-Verify and to complete a Form I-983 training plan with you. As of 2026-11-01 the STEM OPT 180-day automatic extension for timely filers is in effect.

Does Siemens sponsor green cards?

We found no Siemens statement on green-card sponsorship as of 2026-11-01. Each entity would file its own PERM labor certification, visible in DOL's PERM disclosure files (latest FY2026 Q3). None of the five is among the eight employers in DOL's PERM suspension announced 2026-10-08.

Sources

• USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub and Understanding Our H-1B Employer Data Hub
• USCIS, H-1B electronic registration process
• Federal Register: weighted selection final rule (2025-12-29), proposed fee for certain H-1B petitions (2026-08-25) and proposed DOL wage rule (2026-03-27)
• USCIS, Form I-129 page
• USCIS, STEM OPT extension and cap-gap extension
• SEVIS Help Hub, unemployment counter
• DOL, OFLC performance data, H-1B debarment list and FLAG processing times; Mayer Brown on DOL's PERM suspension (October 2026)
• State Department, Visa Bulletin
• Siemens press releases: Altair acquisition completed, 2025-03-26 and Healthineers spin-off timeline, 2026-04-17; Siemens Energy press release, 2026-07-14; Siemens Healthineers US corporate information
• Indeed Hiring Lab, October 2026 snapshot

How we checked this: FY2024 figures come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub extract behind our company pages; rule status, corporate announcements and DOL lists were read on their official pages on 2026-11-01 and 2026-11-02.

This is general information, not legal or tax advice; your own I-20, EAD, I-797 and the guidance of your DSO or immigration attorney govern over anything published here.

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