Employer-Sponsored Categories or Preferences
EB-1
- Workers with Extraordinary Ability
No US job offer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated through extensive documentation and affidavits.
- Outstanding professors and researchers
Job offer from US employer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated through extensive documentation.
- Multinational managers or executives
Job offer from US employer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated through extensive documentation.
EB-2
- Workers with an Advanced Degree (e.g. M.S., Ph.D.)
Job offer from US employer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated through documentation. An approved PERM Labor Certification from the US Department of Labor is required. (PERM: Program Electronic Review Management.
- Workers with Exceptional Ability
Job offer from US employer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated through documentation. An approved PERM Labor Certification from the US Department of Labor is required. (PERM: Program Electronic Review Management.
- Workers eligible for a National Interest Waiver (NIW)
Job offer from US employer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated through documentation. No Labor Certification approval from the Labor Department required. The national interest for the US must be proven.
EB-3
- Skilled Workers and Professionals
Job offer from US employer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated. An approved PERM Labor Certification from the US Department of Labor is required. Workers with H-1B’s preferred.
- Unskilled/Other workers
Job offer from US employer needed. Achievements must be demonstrated. An approved PERM Labor Certification from the US Department of Labor is required. Workers with H-1B’s preferred.
EB-4
- Several special categories of workers
EB-5
- Foreign Investors