The EB-3
employment visa is an immigrant visa which allows foreign nationals
who are skilled workers, professionals or other type of workers
to enter into the U.S. to obtain permanent residency.
On
EB-3 immigrant visa, you may:
•
reside permanently the U.S. ;
•
work in the U.S. ;
•
travel freely in and out of the U.S. ;
•
apply for dependent visas for your spouse and children below
21 years.
The
various categories under the EB-3 Employment based immigrant
visa are:
EB-3(A):
This category is for ‘professional workers'. Your petition for
EB-3 ‘professional worker' classification must be accompanied
by evidence that you are a foreign national who holds a U.S.
baccalaureate degree or a foreign equivalent degree. This evidence
may be in the form of an official college or university record
showing the date the baccalaureate degree was awarded and area
of concentration of study. You also have to be a member of the
professions. It requires evidence showing that the minimum of
a baccalaureate degree is required for entry into the occupation.
EB-3(B):
This category is for ‘skilled workers'. To be eligible as a
‘Skilled worker', you must be a foreign national capable of
performing skilled labor which requires at least two years of
training or experience; is not of a temporary or seasonal nature;
does not have appropriately qualified workers available in the
U.S. Relevant post-secondary education may be considered as
training for the purposes of this provision.
EB-3(C):
This category is for ‘unskilled workers'. To be eligible as
‘unskilled worker', you must be a qualified foreign national
who is capable of performing unskilled labor which: requires
less than two years of training or experience; is not of a temporary
or seasonal nature; does not have appropriately qualified workers
available in the U.S. Therefore, your petition for EB-3 professional
worker classification must be accompanied by evidence that you
meet any educational, training and experience, and other requirements
of the Labor Certification.
While
eligibility requirements for the EB-3 classification are less
stringent than the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications, you should
be aware that a long backlog exists for visas in the "other
workers" category
Note:
all categories under the EB-3 Employment require a job offer
from a U.S. company.
Application
Procedures
If you
want to enter the U.S. as an EB-3 worker, you must go through
the following multi-step process:
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Your prospective employer must determine if you are eligible
for lawful permanent residency in the U.S.
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Your prospective U.S. employer must complete Application for
Permanent Employment Certification, and submit it on your
behalf to the Department of Labor's Employment and Training
Administration. Your certification request must be either
granted or denied by the Department of Labor.
