How to Apply for a Green Card
Employer sponsorship is not required: you can file an eb-1a green card application independently (sometimes called a "self-petition") without sponsorship from your employer. A specific offer of employment is not required: you can file an eb-1a green card application even if you do not have a job offer from a u. S. Employer. Green card backlogs applicable to other green card categories typically do not apply to eb-1a: the priority dates for the eb-1a category have generally remained current in the visa bulletin, which means that you can file an i-485 adjustment of status application concurrently with your eb-1a i-140 immigrant petition and avoid lengthy delays that plague individuals born in india or china who are applying for a green card under the eb-2 category, as well as individuals who are born in india, china or the philippines applying under the eb-3 category. The eb-1 is the best and most desirable among all the other employment-based visas. It offers the quickest path to u. S. Permanent residency, as it does not require the filing of a permanent labor certification, usually a time-consuming and expensive process. In addition, visa numbers are always current for the eb-1 application category, so you will
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Working in the United States
When an employer wishes to transfer a noncitizen employee working abroad to a u. S. Company location using the multinational executive or manager visa classification, a qualifying relationship must exist between the foreign employer and the petitioning u. S. Employer. A qualifying relationship exists when the u. S. Employer is an affiliate, parent, or subsidiary of the foreign firm, corporation, or other legal entity. To establish a qualifying relationship under the statute and the regulations, the petitioner must show that the beneficiary's foreign employer and the proposed u. S. Employer are the same employer (for example, a u. S. Entity with a foreign office) or related as a parent and subsidiary or as affiliates. Even though you must prove that you are coming to the us to continue to work in the area of your expertise the uscis don’t require you to have an offer of employment or labor certification. This visa is special in that it is self sponsored. You are coming to the us on your extraordinary merit. To show you will substantially benefit prospectively the united states it is wise to have evidence of how you will continue to practice your specialty in the us. There was
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Extraordinary Ability category [ edit ]
An employment based first preference immigration petition (eb-1) is an immigration petition for those who are among the most able and accomplished in their respective fields within the arts, sciences, education, business, or sports. There are three (3) types of eb-1 petitions: alien of extraordinary ability (eb-1a visa) outstanding researcher/outstanding professor (eb-1b visa) managers and executive transferees (eb-1v visa) the most notable advantage for those who qualify for an eb-1 petition is the waiver of a labor certification requirement in the green card process. Another advantage is that visa numbers are almost always current for the eb-1 application category. This means that an alien will not have to wait for visa numbers to become available before applying adjustment of status (i-485) and receiving a green card. There are 40,000 visas annually available under this category. Priority workers include: aliens of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, business, education and athletics (eb1-a); outstanding professors and researchers (eb1-b); and managers and executives of international companies being transferred permanently to the u. S. (eb1-c). This category is for foreign nationals possessing ‘extraordinary ability’ and who have received national or international acclaim for outstanding achievements in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics. Outstanding Professors and
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People who can apply [ edit ]
People who can apply[ edit ] the visa is granted to three types of people: those with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation. "outstanding professors and researchers" who "are recognized internationally for their outstanding academic achievements in a particular field". They must also have "at least three years' experience in teaching or research in that academic area, and enter the u. S. In a tenure or tenure track teaching or comparable research position at a university or other institution of higher education" plus other conditions. Application [ edit ] A primary benefit of the eb-2 niw green card is that it bypasses the traditional labor certification process. Unlike other employment-based green card categories that require sponsorship from a us employer, the niw allows you to self-petition. This means you don’t need an offer of employment or labor certification, simplifying and expediting the application process. The employment-based first preference (eb1) visa category is a popular choice for those seeking a green card in the united states due to its relatively
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