EB-3 Green Card – Skilled Workers, Professionals and Unskilled Workers – Other Workers

Skilled Workers – EB-3(A)

Description

  • Applicant must demonstrate at least 2 years of job experience or training;
  • Applicant must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the U.S.;
  • Employer required: an offer of employment in the U.S. is required;
  • Generally, applicants apply for the EB-3(A) category after being granted any type of visa as long as the above requirements are met.

Process

  • Three step process;
  • Labor certification: PERM application required to determine whether there are qualified and willing U.S. worker interested in the position offered;
  • Premium Processing Available for the second step of the procedure – Immigrant Worker Petition (answer within 15 business days);
  • Immigrant visa are not available right away (click here for immigrant visa availability.)

Professionals – EB-3(B)

Description

  • Applicant must demonstrate that he/she possesses a U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign degree equivalent;
  • Applicant must demonstrate that a baccalaureate degree is the normal requirement for entry into the occupation;
  • Applicant must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the U.S.;
  • Education and experience may not be substituted for a baccalaureate degree;
  • Employer required: an offer of employment in the U.S. is required;
  • Generally, applicants apply for the EB-3(B) category after being granted any type of visa as long as the above requirements are met.

Process

  • Three step process
  • Labor certification: PERM application required to determine whether there are qualified and willing U.S. worker interested in the position offered;
  • Premium Processing Available for the second step of the procedure – Immigrant Worker Petition (answer within 15 business days);
  • Immigrant visa are not available right away (click here for immigrant visa availability.)

Unskilled Workers – Other Workers – EB-3(C)

Description

  • Applicant must be capable, at the time the petition is filed, of performing unskilled labor;
  • The position must require less than 2 years training or experience;
  • The job offered must not be of a temporary or seasonal nature;
  • Qualified workers must not be available in the U.S. to perform the work.

Process

  • Three step process;
  • Labor certification: PERM application required to determine whether there are qualified and willing U.S. worker interested in the position offered;
  • Premium Processing Available for the second step of the procedure – Immigrant Worker Petition (answer within 15 business days);
  • Immigrant visa are not available right away (click here for immigrant visa availability.)

For more information about this visa category contact us today to schedule a professional consultation with an Immigration Attorney. Call (305) 515-VISA (8472) or click here.