Permanent residence
Employment-based immigrant visas
Paths to permanent residence through the EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 categories, with and without labor certification.
EB-1
- Extraordinary abilityNo job offer or labor certification required. Requires sustained national or international acclaim in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.
- Outstanding professors and researchersNo labor certification required. Requires international recognition and at least three years of teaching or research experience in the field.
- Multinational managers or executivesNo labor certification required. Requires qualifying prior employment abroad and a qualifying relationship between the U.S. and foreign entities.
EB-2
- Advanced degreeLabor certification required. The job must require an advanced degree, or a bachelor’s degree plus five years of progressive experience.
- Exceptional abilityLabor certification required. Expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered in the sciences, arts or business.
- Schedule ABlanket labor certification for certain professional nurses, physical therapists and those with exceptional ability as defined by the DOL.
- National interest waiver (NIW)No job offer or labor certification required; applicants may self-petition when the work is in the national interest of the United States.
EB-3
- Skilled workersLabor certification required. At least two years of job experience, education or training.
- Unskilled workersLabor certification required. Work requiring less than two years of training that is not temporary or seasonal.
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