EB-3 Skilled Workers

List of primary avenues to U.S. Permanent Residency (“Green Card” status)

What this page does. Permanent residence, the status commonly called a green card, can be reached by more than a dozen separate legal routes. Each has its own eligibility rules, its own petition or application, and its own place in the annual numerical limits. This page maps those routes so that the relevant one can be identified quickly. Every entry is an outline only; the linked pages carry the detail.

By Editorial Team , 9 November 2006

USCIS Expands Premium Processing Service to EB-1 Aliens with Extraordinary Ability

The USCIS announced on November 9, 2006, that it is expanding its Premium Processing service to the EB-1 Permanent Resident category beginning November 13, 2006. "Premium Processing Service allows U.S. businesses to pay a $1,000 Premium Processing fee in exchange for 15-calendar-day processing of their case." The USCIS stated:

EB-3: Skilled Workers

If you have job skills which require at least 2 years of training or experience, or you have a combination of education and experience which is the equivalent of a bachelor's degree, AND you have a U.S. employer who is offering you a full time position which requires those types of skills or degree, then you may be able to qualify for U.S. Permanent Residency under the EB-3 category for "SKILLED WORKERS".