Visas
Immigrant visas
Employment Based Visas
All intending immigrants who plan to base their immigrant visa application on employment in the United States must obtain an approved immigrant visa petition from the Citizenship and Immigration Services in the U.S. (USCIS). In general, a specific offer of employment from a U.S. based employer is required to qualify for immigration in the employment based preference categories:
1. Priority Workers
2. Professionals holding advanced degrees, or persons of exceptional ability in the arts, sciences or business
3. Skilled workers, professionals holding baccalaureate degrees and other workers
4. Special Immigrants
Please also see travel.state.gov for further information.
New Immigrants
Learn more about the rights and responsibilities of lawful permanent residents in our new pamphlet entitled
“Now That You Are A Permanent Resident”