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Visa Categories for
Permanent Workers
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Green Card through Employment
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Provides an overview of the various employment categories which lead to the green card.
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Green Card for Physicians
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Discusses the National Interest Waiver for Physicians who work in underserved areas.
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Extraordinary Ability (EB1)
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Persons of Extraordinary Ability may be eligible for this immigrant visa. This allows the alien to bypass the labor certification process and forego
the requirement of a job offer.
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Outstanding Professor/Researcher (EB1)
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This category is for "outstanding" academicians - professors and researchers
who can establish a high level/degree of achievement in their fields.
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Multinational Executives/Managers (EB1)
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This immigrant visa category is designed to facilitate international transfer of executive or managerial personnel within multinational companies.
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Advanced Degree Professional (EB2)
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This immigrant visa category is for "members of the professions holding advanced degrees," and "aliens of exceptional ability."
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Professional Workers (EB3)
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This is for individuals who are professionals.
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Skilled Workers (EB3)
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This is for individuals who are skilled workers.
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Nurses/Physical Therapist (EB3)
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Provides information on applying for a visa as a nurse or physical therapist. Contains links to CGFNS, ETS, MELAB, and NCSBN.
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National Interest Waivers
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This immigrant visa category allowsa person to apply for permanent residence
status (Green Card) and seek a waiver of the offer of employment by establishing that his (her) admission to permanent residence would be in the National Interest.
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Immigrant Investor (EB5 Visa)
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This is a visa category is designed for those who invest one million dollars
in a new enterprise that employs 10 U.S. workers (exclusive of the immigrant, his/her spouse and sons and daughters) or $500,000 if the investment is in certain rural areas or an area of unemployment of at least 150% of the national average.
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Department of Labor Processing Times
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Processing dates for labor certification applications. The times for
processing labor certification applications vary greatly between regional offices and State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) based upon their workload.
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Labor Certification Overview
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A labor certification from the U.S. DOL is the necessary first step in most employment-based immigrant visa petitions. This link provides a general
overview of the steps involved in this complex process.
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