Employment-Based Immigration: Third Preference EB-3

You might be qualified for this immigrant visa preference classification if you are a knowledgeable worker, job professional, or other employee.

– Skilled employees are persons who are capable of performing skilled labor and whose task needs at least 2 years training or experience, not of a momentary or seasonal nature. Skilled employees should likewise satisfy any academic, training, or experience requirements of the task opportunity. Relevant post-secondary education might be considered as training.

– Professionals are individuals who hold at least a U.S. bachelor’s or foreign comparable degree and belong to the occupations. Their tasks require a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Professionals should likewise meet any educational, training, or experience requirements of the job chance.

– Other employees (likewise called inexperienced employees) are persons efficient in performing unskilled labor whose task requires less than 2 years training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature. Other workers need to likewise fulfill any instructional, training, or experience requirements of the task chance.

Labor Certification

Third preference petitions are generally accompanied by an a signed Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, authorized by DOL, or, for labor accreditation applications filed on or after June 1, 2023, job using DOL’s Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system, an authorized and signed Form ETA-9089, Final Determination – Permanent Employment Certification Approval (Final Certification). To learn more, see the Department of Labor’s Foreign Labor Certification website.

Petitions for Schedule An occupations are not required to have a DOL-approved labor certification. This is due to the fact that DOL has already identified there are not sufficient U.S. workers for those occupations. Currently, DOL has actually designated 2 groups of professions under Schedule A. Group I consists of expert nurses and physiotherapists. Group II includes beneficiaries with remarkable ability in the sciences or arts (including institution of higher instructors) and immigrants of exceptional capability in the carrying out arts. A petition for Schedule A designation should be accompanied by a finished, uncertified Form ETA-9089, including all relevant appendices, a signed Final Determination, job and a valid dominating wage determination tracking number in Section E, Item 1 of the uncertified Form ETA-9089. To learn more on Schedule A requirements, see Volume 6, job Part E, Chapter 7, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

– The labor certification (or application for Schedule A classification) needs to need at least 2 years of experience or training.

– You need to show that you have actually fulfilled any task requirements specified on the labor certification (or application for Schedule A classification). This proof may include main scholastic records and letters from current or former companies.

– Relevant post-secondary education may be thought about as training.

– The labor certification (or application for Schedule A designation) should require a minimum of a U.S. bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree, and a bachelor’s degree is the regular requirement for entry into the profession.

– You must demonstrate that you have satisfied any job requirements defined on the labor certification (or application for job Schedule A designation). This proof may consist of official academic records and letters from current or previous employers.

– Education and experience might not be alternatived to a bachelor’s degree.

– The labor accreditation must require less than 2 years training or experience.

– You must show that you have actually met any requirements specified on the labor accreditation.

Immigrant Petition Process

Third choice petitions are filed utilizing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. For information on needed supporting documents and filing costs, see the Form I-140 webpage (that includes the Form I-140 instructions and info about filing charges) and the Petition Filing and Processing Procedures for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers web page.