Employment-based Immigrant Visas

The immigration laws of the United States provide different ways for foreign nationals to become lawful permanent residents (obtain residency or Green Card) through employment in the United States. The following categories of “preferred immigrant” based on employment ( E.B.) include:

• First preference (EB-1) – priority workers Aliens with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or sports, Outstanding professors and researchers, and Certain executives or managers of a multinational.
• Second Preference (EB-2) – Aliens who are members of professions that require a graduate degree or have exceptional ability (including applications for a national interest waiver).
• Third preference (EB-3) – skilled workers, professionals and other workers.
• Fifth Preference (EB-5) - Investors