Employment Visas to the United States
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves up to 140,000 visa applications for skilled workers annually. You can be among this group of qualified immigrants to start a new life in the US.
What’s more, you don’t need to have experience with visa applications or internal connections. The visa application process is transparent, so your success of securing an employment visa is greatly improved when we help you navigate the process.
Our legal immigration team will guide you to collect information on your education, work experience and career achievements to determine eligibility for the most suitable employment visa category.
Who can apply for a visa based on employment?
If you are a foreign national who can demonstrate extraordinary ability in your field, or an outstanding professor /researcher, or a multinational manager or executive, among others, then you may qualify for a visa based on employment. There are various categories to apply for employment visas including first, second, and third preference, to mention just the most common ones.
The first-preference is (EB-1) requires qualified individuals to demonstrate extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletic with sustained national or international recognition. With this category, you must meet at least 3 out of 10 criteria in your field to be able to work in the USA.
If you are a professor/researcher, you must show international recognition for your achievements in your industry by meeting at least 2 of the 6 criteria required by USCIS.
For multinational managers or executives, the EB-1 category, they must have been employed outside of the United States, and the employer must be a U.S. employer wanting to transfer an employee as a manager or executive.
A great advantage of the EB-1 visa category is that no labor certification is required. You may be eligible for an immigrant visa which may allow you to live and work permanently in the United States.
What are the benefits of an immigrant employment visa?
The immigrant employment visa should be your target if you want to work and begin a new life in the US. If you are unsure about your plans, please get in touch with our legal team at Immigration Attorney Group for assistance.
We will evaluate your immigration goals and documentation to determine if you are eligible for an immigrant employment visa.
Among many other benefits, an immigrant employment visa may allow you to apply for U.S. permanent residency concurrently, so that you can live and work in the U.S. legally while your green card application is processed and potentially approved by USCIS.
Types of employment-based visas
EB1 Visa
The EB-1 is a special visa category available for certain immigrants. We recommend this visa category for top managers working in multinational companies and for business executives. Also, if you are an individual who can demonstrate extraordinary ability in the fields of sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics at a national or international level, then you may be eligible for this visa category as well. Immigrants who qualify for this business visa include academic scholars and professors, high-ranking business executives, researchers and people with rare talents.
EB 3 visa
The EB-3 visa category is open to skilled workers with a minimum of two years of training or experience, as well as professionals holding a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in different fields, and unskilled workers with less than two years of training, education or experience. Generally, all individuals applying under one of these criteria are expected to apply for a labor certification. Our legal team can assist you in determining which option is a better fit for your particular situation.
EB2 visa
The EB-2 visa category is available for career-oriented professionals holding an advanced degree or its equivalent, or for foreign nationals who can show exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business fields. We can assist to review your educational credentials and experience to determine your eligibility options to apply for this visa, while helping you to possibly avoid having to file a labor certification, in some cases. If you are an individual who has attained significant academic achievements and educational experience you can increase your eligibility changes for this visa.
EB 5 visa
The EB-5 employment visa category is for investors who would like to invest between $500,000 and $1,000,000 or more in a sector that will create more full-time jobs in the US.
Immigration Attorney Group has provided a platform to give you all the assistance you need while applying for any employment visa. We will assist you to evaluate and prepare your documents, select the most appropriate visa category and apply with the corresponding agency for your immigration case.
With our assistance, you will be able to understand the areas of U.S. immigration laws that support your application and the expectations you should have during the application process.
All the visa categories above allow you to migrate with your family and dependents who can get an education and work in the US.
Call us today and let us assist you with your immigration process to do it right and secure the employment visas most appropriate to your education, skills and experience.