EB-3 – Employment-Based Third Preference Green Card

You may be eligible for an employment-based, third preference visa (EB-3) if you fall into one of the following categories: skilled worker, professional, or other worker. At Barutcu Law Office, we provide comprehensive support throughout the EB-3 visa application process, ensuring that all necessary documentation is correctly prepared and submitted. Contact us for personalized assistance with your EB-3 visa application.

– Jobs requiring a minimum of 2 years of training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature.

– Must meet the educational, training, or experience requirements of the job opportunity.

– Relevant post-secondary education may be considered as training.

Eligibility Criteria:

– Demonstrate at least 2 years of job experience, education, or training that meets the job requirements specified on the labor certification.

– Perform work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.

– Labor certification and a permanent, full-time job offer required.

– Jobs requiring at least a U.S. baccalaureate or foreign equivalent degree.

– Must be a member of the professions.

– Education and experience cannot be substituted for a baccalaureate degree.

Eligibility Criteria:

– Possess a U.S. baccalaureate or foreign equivalent degree.

– A baccalaureate degree must be the normal requirement for entry into the occupation.

– Perform work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.

– Meet any other requirements specified on the labor certification.

– Labor certification and a permanent, full-time job offer required.

Jobs requiring unskilled labor that requires less than 2 years of training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature.

Eligibility Criteria:

– Ability to perform unskilled labor (requiring less than 2 years of training or experience) that is not of a temporary or seasonal nature.

– Perform work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.

– Meet any other requirements specified on the labor certification.

– Labor certification and a permanent, full-time job offer required.

Third preference petitions must generally be accompanied by an approved individual labor certification from the Department of Labor on Form ETA-9089.

– Your employer (petitioner) must file Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers.

– Your employer must demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the offered wage as of the priority date. This can be shown using an annual report, federal income tax return, or audited financial statement.

If your I-140 petition is approved, your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 may be eligible to apply for admission to the United States. The visa categories are as follows:

– E34 (spouse of a skilled worker or professional)

– EW4 (spouse of an other worker)

– E35 (child of a skilled worker or professional)

– EW5 (child of an other worker)