Category Archives: Employment-based Immigration Categories

The EB-4 visa is specified as a special immigrant religious workers category. It is generally intended for members of a non-profit religious denomination in the United States, however, the category can cover a broad range of applicants: Broadcasters Iraqi and Afghan translators Iraqis who have provided aid to the U.S. Employees of an International Organization…

The EB-3 is an immigrant visa preference category for United States employment-based permanent residency. It is intended for "skilled workers", "professionals", and "other workers". Those are prospective immigrants who don't qualify for the EB-1 or EB-2 preferences. The EB-3 requirements are less stringent, but the backlog is much longer: typically 6 to 9 years, except for residents of India, for whom the backlog is…

For classification as an Advanced Degree Professional, the position must require a member of the professions holding an advanced degree as reflected in the job offer portion of the Labor Certification Application, and the individual must possess an advanced degree as shown by a master’s degree or its equivalent. The immigration regulations find a Bachelor’s…

PERM Labor Certification A PERM Labor Certification is an official U.S. Department of Labor finding that: No U.S. workers can be found, at the time of filing the application and in the geographic area where the job exists, who are available, willing, and able to fill the position; and The individual's employment will not "adversely affect" the…