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What is a Schedule A job classification? What are the profession categories that do not require a labor certification to sponsor an employee for a green card? Family Immigration

What is a Schedule A job classification? What are the profession categories that do not require a labor certification to sponsor an employee for a green card?

Nurses and physical therapist qualify as Schedule A occupations which are exempt from the recruitment procedures of the labor certification process, which fast-tracks the employer sponsored green card.
October 20, 2023
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I am a nurse. Can I succeed in my NIW application by saying there is a shortage of nurses in the United States, so it is in the national interest to retain me as a nurse? ImmigrationNational Interest Waiver

I am a nurse. Can I succeed in my NIW application by saying there is a shortage of nurses in the United States, so it is in the national interest to retain me as a nurse?

Labor shortage in a particular field is not enough to establish national importance. Petitioners must demonstrate spillover effects to industry as a whole beyond one’s immediate employer or clients.
January 19, 2022
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Bypassing the Labor Certification Application for Professional Nurses and Physical Therapists ImmigrationNational Interest Waiver

Bypassing the Labor Certification Application for Professional Nurses and Physical Therapists

Employers looking to hire permanent workers in occupations listed on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Schedule A, including Professional Nurses and Physical Therapists, are able to bypass the time-consuming process of applying for a certified labor certification application through the…
February 23, 2021
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