Green Card through Employment
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Provides an overview of the various
employment categories which lead to the green card.
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Green Card for Physicians
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Discusses the National Interest
Waiver for Physicians who work in underserved areas.
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Extraordinary Ability (EB1)
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Aliens of Extraordinary Ability who
are entering the United States to continue work in the field in which he
or she has extraordinary ability, may be eligible for a First
Employment-Based Preference (EB-1). This allows the alien to bypass the
labor certification process and forego the requirement of a job offer.
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Outstanding Professor/Researcher (EB1)
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This category is for "outstanding"
academicians - professors and researchers who can establish a high level
/ degree of achievement in their fields.
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Multinational Executives/Managers (EB1)
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This immigrant visa category is
designed to facilitate international transfer of executive or managerial
personnel within multinational companies.
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Advanced Degree Professional (EB2)
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This immigrant visa category is for
"members of the professions holding advanced degrees," and "aliens of
exceptional ability."
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Professional Workers (EB3)
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This is for individuals who are
professionals.
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Skilled Workers (EB3)
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This is for individuals who are
skilled workers.
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Nurses/Physical Therapist (EB3)
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Provides information on applying for
a visa as a nurse or physical therapist. Contains links to CGFNS, ETS,
MELAB, and NCSBN.
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National Interest Waivers
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The National Interest Waiver
or NIW is part of the second employment-based category (EB-2) for aliens
of exceptional ability in sciences, arts or business and advanced
degreed professionals. An alien may apply for permanent
residence status (Green Card) and seek a waiver of the offer of
employment by establishing that his (her) admission to permanent
residence would be in the National Interest.
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Immigrant Investor (EB5 Visa)
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This is a visa category is designed
for those who invest one million dollars in a new enterprise that
employs 10 U.S. workers (exclusive of the immigrant, his/her spouse and
sons and daughters) or $500,000 if the investment is in certain rural
areas or an area of unemployment of at least 150% of the national
average.
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Department of Labor Processing Times
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Processing dates for labor
certification applicationsThe times for processing labor certification
applications vary greatly between regional offices and State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) based upon their workload.
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Labor Certification Overview
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A labor certification
from the U.S. DOL is the necessary first step in most employment-based
immigrant visa petitions. This link provides a general overview of the
steps involved in this complex process. |