What is the American I- 140 visa?

I- 140 in the United States is an immigration application for foreign workers and the first step to apply for a green card. Usually, you need to stay in the United States for more than half a year, otherwise you may be refused/cancelled your green card when you enter the United States. Form I- 140 is a form that foreigners must fill in to immigrate to the United States through labor or occupation.

According to the category, I- 140 is required for the first priority, second priority and third priority applications of labor immigrants.

Special talents with priority (EB 1A), outstanding professors and researchers with priority (EB 1B) and managers of multinational companies with priority (EB 1C) must first fill in Form I- 140.

In the second priority, there are two kinds of applications: National Interest Exemption (NIW) and PERM labor paper which requires a master's degree. I- 140 form must also be filled in when applying for national interest exemption (NIW) immigration. I- 140 form must also be filled in after the second priority application for perming labor paper is approved by the Ministry of Labor.

PERM labor paper with the third priority (this position requires bachelor degree or below) must also fill in the I- 140 form after PERM labor paper is approved by the Ministry of Labor. Investment immigrants and other non-working immigrants, such as relatives, need to fill in other forms.

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The submission of I- 140 indicates the beginning of foreigners or American employers expressing their intention to emigrate to the US government. Only when the Immigration Bureau approves the I- 140 immigration application form can it show that the US government agrees that foreigners will immigrate to the United States (although it does not mean that foreigners will eventually obtain green card status).

The I- 140 form submitted to the top priority distinguished professors and researchers (EB 1B) or top priority managers of multinational companies (EB 1C) shows that foreigners basically meet the immigration conditions and are supported by employers.

I- 140 application for the second priority of PERM and I- 140 application for the third priority of PERM first show that they have been approved by the federal labor department of the United States, that is, they have been approved by PERM labor paper. Secondly, it means that their employers are willing to support immigration applications.

If the I- 140 signed by the employer is approved, the foreigner must leave the employer for some reason, and the foreigner must resubmit the green card application through the new employer, but the foreigner can take the priority date on the earlier I- 140 approval. Therefore, getting the approval of I- 140 as soon as possible will help to get the green card as soon as possible.

If the I- 140 form is signed by the employer of an American company, then the entire immigration application is the application of the employer of an American company. Foreign employees can't quit their jobs at will and leave the employer who submitted the application within a certain period of time (whether they have a green card or not). If you have to leave your employer, you'd better wait until I- 140 is approved.

The I- 140 form also plays an important role, which is to help foreign employees retain their extension qualification after the expiration of six years (the longest period of H-1b is generally only six years). Therefore, if there is not much time left in H- 1B for six years and you don't plan to return to China soon, you should be prepared to submit the application for I- 140 as soon as possible, so as to retain the qualification to continue working in the United States.

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