Green card through Employment


There are several ways to gain permanent residence through employment. The following are Employment-Based (EB) categories for permanent residence:

1. EB-1 - Foreign Nationals of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professors and Researchers and Multinational Executives and Managers.

Individuals in this category can petition for permanent residency without having to go through the time consuming labor certification process.

2. EB-2 - Workers with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability in the Sciences, Arts or Business.

Aliens in this category normally must have a job offer and the potential employer must complete the labor certification process. The labor certification involves a testing of the job market to demonstrate that the potential visa holder is not taking a job away from a U.S. worker.

In some cases where an individual can show that his entry is in the national interest, the job offer and labor certification requirements can be waived.

3. B-3 - Skilled Workers and Professionals.

Aiens in this category normally must have a job offer and the potential employer must complete the labor certification process.

4. EB-4 - Special Immigrant Visas for Religious Workers.

5. EB-5 - Investor/Employment Creation Visas.

Under the 1990 Immigration Act, Congress has set aside up to 10,000 visas per year for alien investors in new commercial enterprises who create employment for ten individuals. There are two groups of investors under the program - those who invest at least $500,000 in "targeted employment areas" (rural areas or areas experiencing unemployment of at least 150% of the national average rate) and those who invest $1,000,000 anywhere else. No fewer than 3,000 of the annual allotment of visas must go to targeted employment areas.

 


 

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