Foreign workers can get green cards under the EB-3 unskilled workers category for jobs that require less than 2 years of experience or training.
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Foreign workers who are being sponsored for green cards through the PERM process must produce proof of qualifications, such as employer experience letters, at the I-140 stage of the process.
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PERM is a multistep process that employers can use to sponsor foreign workers. Human resources professionals should work closely with immigration attorneys to ensure a smooth PERM process.
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You should first be screened by the panel physician or civil surgeon designated to perform the medical exam to confirm whether the specific vaccine is required for your case.
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The US company must be willing to pay a prevailing wage to the foreign worker and must obtain a prevailing wage determination as part of the PERM process.
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If your current job and the PERM job are substantially comparable, then the employer cannot require more experience than you had at the time of initial hiring.
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When filing an employment based Adjustment of Status, you may also have to submit a Supplement J form.
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The US company should file the I-140 petition within 180 day period after the Labor Certification was certified.
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We just had a green card petition approved for a diversity visa lottery winner. The petition was submitted to USCIS in June and was approved in about 2 months!
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If you have a green card petition pending and you obtained your Advance parole card based for example on marriage to U.S. citizen or green card holder, you do not…
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Avoid the pitfalls of expressing an immigrant intent while holding an E-2 Visa
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NIW applicants have the benefit of self-petitioning. Entrepreneurs, consultants and other applicants who want more flexibility in their future work plans may prefer to self-petition.
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You can file your N-400 petition if your I-751 petition is pending, but you request that USCIS adjudicates the I-751 at your naturalization interview.
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NIW applicants who are qualifying based on exceptional ability should provide as much documentation as possible to show they are exceptional compared to others in their field.
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When filing a green card petition, you will have to demonstrate that you are domiciled in the U.S.
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Potential options for noncitizens seeking a green card with pending removal orders.
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If you are a green card holder and you spend a significant amount of time outside the U.S.
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category. The NIW falls under the EB-2 category, which means that as a threshold requirement each applicant must have an…
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The Biden Administration announced that it will no longer defend the 2019 public charge rule in court. The rule went through many different lawsuits, causing constant changes in the implementation…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits applicants to self-petition. The NIW falls under the EB-2 green card category, which means that any applicant…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits the applicant to self-petition. Applicants can also be sponsored by an employer. The “waiver” part of the National…
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A National Interest Waiver is a green card petition that falls under the employment-based second preference (“EB-2”) category. Normally in this category an employer must go through a PERM labor…
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As described in an earlier blog post, one option for those who have been waiting an unreasonably long time for the government to adjudicate their immigrant petition is suing USCIS…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits self-petitioning. The waiver part of the name is based on the fact that this green card…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card option in the EB-2 category. To qualify for an EB-2, the applicant must have an advanced degree or its…
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