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Who is Eligible for Employment Based Immigration? (5 Categories):
First Preference (EB-1 priority workers): aliens with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics, outstanding professors and researchers, and certain multinational executives and managers.
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Need national or international acclaim and recognition.
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Must prove that person will benefit the US
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Must pursue extraordinary ability in the US
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Do not need an offer of US employment. Can self-petition.
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Limited to a small percentage of people who have risen to the "top of their field".
Second Preference (EB-2 workers): with advanced degrees or exceptional ability): aliens who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees or their equivalent and aliens who because of their exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business will substantially benefit the national economy, cultural, or educational interests or welfare of the United States.
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Exceptional ability is less than extraordinary ability.
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Need rare or unusual talent or unique artistic ability.
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Includes athletes and entertainers.
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Must have a US job offer and approved labor certification.
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Can request National Interest Wavier of labor certification process.
Third Preference (EB-3 professionals, skilled workers, and other workers): aliens with at least two years of experience as skilled workers, professionals with a baccalaureate degree, and others with less than two years experience, such as an unskilled worker who can perform labor for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.
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Degreed positions and Skilled positions that require at least two (2) years of previous experience.
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Requires US job offer
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Requires approved labor certification.
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Employer must prove there are no qualified US workers available for the position.
Fourth Preference (EB-4 special workers such as those in a religious occupation or vocation): aliens who, for at least two years before applying for admission to the United States, have been a member of a religious denomination that has a non-profit religious organization in the United States, and who will be working in a religious vocation or occupation at the request of the religious organization.
Fifth Preference (EB-5 Employment Creation) If you would like to be granted immigrant status in the United States for the purpose of engaging in a new commercial enterprise.
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