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Employment-Based 3rd Preference Category (EB-3):
The EB-3 category applies to the following individuals:
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professionals who hold at least a bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent,
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Skilled workers who have at least two years of experience
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Other unskilled workers, who have less than two years of experience
Professionals are those individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and where the degree is required for the position.
Skilled Workers are those holding positions that require at least 2 years of training or experience,
Other/Unskilled Workers. This classification applies to unskilled labor positions that require less than 2 years of training, experience, or higher education. There is always a long backlog in this category, and an alien in this category will therefore have to wait for many years before s/he will be eligible for a green card.
As with the EB-2 category, the alien’s U.S. employer will need to complete the Labor Certification or PERM process before the alien will be able to adjust his/her status to permanent resident. |
