The Green Card is a common name for Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Card. Green Cards granting LPR status are available to husbands or wives or family members of U.S. citizens; foreign nationals who have been granted asylum and refugees, and many others.
Employment Based (EB) Green cards help bring in high quality workers from foreign countries to the United States. There are 5 levels of EB Green Cards, which vary based on the skill level:
EB-1 First Preference
- Persons with extraordinary ability
- Outstanding professors and researchers
- Certain Multinational Executives or Managers
EB-2 Second Preference
- Aliens who are members of the profession holding advanced degrees
- Aliens of exceptional ability
- National Interest Waiver
EB-3 Third Preference
- Skilled workers
- Professional
- Unskilled worker
EB-4 Fourth Preference
- This category includes religious workers
- Special immigrant juveniles (SIJs)
- A variety of other special immigrants
EB- Fifth Preference (Investor Program)
- Employment Creation Investor Visa Category
- Must invest in at least $1m in new commercial enterprise that employs at least 10 U.S. workers
- $500K investment where investment is in a targeted employment area
- Petitioner must be engaged in business
- Requires substantial documentation of investment, enterprise, capital, job creation.
- The alien must file I-526 petition, which must include all the required evidence
Obtaining an employment based green card can be an extensive process. If you are looking for assistance through this, schedule a consultation today and we will look at your case.
