Immigration knowledge of professional immigrants

H 1-B, a professional immigrant, is about to start submitting applications. According to American law, any qualified talents who are in short supply in the American labor market are allowed to apply for legal permanent residency in the United States through the qualifications of skilled talents or special talents. According to American immigration law, professional immigrants are divided into five categories. The first priority is people with outstanding talents, the second priority is professionals and people with special talents, the third priority is professionals, skilled workers and unskilled workers, the fourth priority is special immigrants, and the fifth priority is investment immigrants who create employment opportunities. According to American immigration law, there are 140000 places for professional immigrants every year. These 65,438+040,000 places are allocated to five priority types. Most professional immigration applications require applicants to submit the I- 140 immigration application form to the Immigration Bureau. Some professional immigrant applicants need to apply for a work PERMit perm. Below, we will briefly introduce the five priority types of professional immigrants.

Professional Immigration Application * Professional Immigration First Priority (EB- 1): The first priority type accounts for 28.6% of the total number of professional immigrants each year, about 40,000. All first priority applications must submit the I- 140 application form to the Immigration Bureau.

The first priority type includes three specific categories:

O outstanding talents in professional field EB- 1(a):

EB- 1(a) The professionals applied for should be outstanding talents with special talents and high achievements in their professional fields. These professional fields include art, science, education, business and sports. To meet the requirements of EB- 1(a), the applicant must submit sufficient supporting materials to prove his outstanding achievements in his field, hoping to continue to contribute to the United States in the future. Applicants do not need to have obtained a specific job position in the United States at the time of application, but they need to enter the United States and work in related fields after the application is approved. This kind of application does not need to apply for a work permit or the support of the employer.

O distinguished professor/researcher EB- 1(b):

EB- 1(b) The professionals in the application refer to outstanding professors and researchers who enjoy international reputation in specific scientific or academic fields. EB- 1(b) The application needs the support of the employer and provides permanent job opportunities. Usually this kind of job commitment is provided by universities or other similar colleges or scientific research institutions, but it can also be provided by private employers.

EB- 1(b) requires the applicant to:

+Commitment to obtain permanent research position or lifelong teaching position, and the application is supported by the employer;

+At least three years relevant research experience or teaching experience; and

+gain international recognition in a certain scientific or academic field, and have certain personal achievements and international reputation;

The application of EB- 1(b) does not require a work permit, but when making this application, the future employer (such as a university or other research institution) must provide a specific job position and be the applicant in I- 140 application.

O EB- 1(c), director/manager of multinational company:

EB- 1(c) The application for immigration of managers/managers of multinational companies is mainly applicable to senior managers of multinational companies who immigrate to the United States to become permanent residents.

The requirements of EB- 1(c) are as follows:

+In the past three years, the beneficiary must have worked in the overseas organization of the American employer (such as parent company, subsidiary company or branch company) for at least one year, and must hold the position of manager/manager in the United States;

+Employers must conduct business in the United States and countries outside the United States and provide regular, continuous and systematic goods and services;

+The employer must have stayed in the United States for at least one year.

EB- 1(c) application also does not require a work permit, but at the time of application, the future employer must provide a specific job position and be the applicant in I- 140 application. For more information on the first priority category of professional immigrants, please click EB- 1.

* Professional immigration is the second priority (EB-2 professional/technical talents);

Applicants in this priority category generally include two situations: (1). The applicant has a master's degree or above, or the applicant has a bachelor's degree and has at least 5 years of relevant work experience; (2) The applicant has special skills in the field of art, science or business. Special skills mean that the applicant has better professional knowledge in this field than others.

There are about 40,000 EB-2 places every year (accounting for 28.6% of the total number of professional immigrants), and the number of places left in the first priority category this year. EB-2 application requires a Joboffer and a work permit (PERM), except in the following cases: (1). The applicant is granted exemption (NIW) based on national interests; (2) The applicant meets the predetermined design requirements; (3) Meet the application of the labor market information pilot project.

If the application requires a work permit, the employer shall submit an I- 140 application according to the approved work permit. For more information about applying for a work permit, please click on the work permit.

I- 140 The application for national interest exemption (NIW) can be submitted by the applicant himself. At present, NIW is a widely used application in the second priority category. For more information about NIW, please click National Interest Exemption (NIW).

* The third priority for professional migrants (EB-3 for skilled/unskilled workers);

The third priority category of professional immigrants includes skilled workers, bachelor degree holders and other workers. The number of places in the third priority category is also about 40,000 per year (accounting for 28.6% of the total number of professional immigrants), and the number of places in the first and second priority categories remains this year. However, the number of unskilled workers shall not exceed 10000. All Class III I- 140 applications need to be submitted by the employer; EB-3 also needs to apply for a work permit, unless the applicant is: (1). Meet the application conditions of ScheduleADesignation; (2) In line with the provisions of the labor market information pilot program.

EB-3 includes three specific categories:

O skilled workers: applicants must be competent for jobs that require at least two years of training or work experience;

O applicants with a bachelor's degree; and

O other workers: the applicant is competent for jobs that do not require two years of training or work experience;

For more information about applying for a work permit, please click on the work permit.

* the fourth priority for professional immigrants (EB-4);

EB-4 immigrants with special specialties account for 7. 1% of the total quota. Applicants in EB-4 category must obtain the approval of I-360 application. Special professional immigrants need to apply for I-360, except for overseas employees of the US government, and use DS- 1884 to apply. The fourth priority category includes the following specific situations:

O Religious workers, including priests, religious workers who work for religious organizations and have professional qualities and talents, or people who participate in religious missions in religious organizations;

O special overseas staff of the United States government;

O Former Panama Canal Company employee;

O Retired staff of international organizations;

O Family members of staff members of international organizations;

O members of the U.S. military.

* Fifth priority for professional immigrants (EB-5 for investment immigrants);

EB-5 investment immigrants account for 7. 1% of all places. EB-5 applicants need to submit an I-526 application. In order to meet the application requirements of this category, the applicant should invest 500,000 US dollars or 65,438 US dollars+0,000,000 US dollars according to the employment rate in the investment area, and provide at least 65,438+00 job opportunities for American citizens, green card holders and other legal residents (excluding investors and their family members).

Several special nouns * What is ScheduleADesignation? The Ministry of Labor has drafted a career schedule to guide the Immigration Bureau to approve the application for a work permit. The first group in Table A includes physiotherapists and nurses; The second category includes people with special skills in science and art (except performing arts). To apply for ScheduleAdesignation, the employer must also submit the ETA-750 form in duplicate when submitting the I- 140 application.

* What is the pilot program of labor market information?

1990 the immigration law requires the Ministry of labor to draw up a pilot plan of labor market information, which lists 10 occupations with labor shortage. Then, when the foreign applicant's occupation belongs to these short-term occupations, the applicant's application for work permit should be approved.

* What is the priority date and how does it affect applications of different priority categories?

When it is necessary to apply for a work permit, the submission date of the work permit application is the priority date of the applicant; When it is not necessary to apply for a work permit, the submission date of I- 140 application is the priority date.

When the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available visa places for the corresponding category, the applicants of that category must queue up in the time order of application and be tried in the order of submission until all the places in that category are used up. It is impossible for the applicant to obtain the approval of the immigration application before the priority date of the applicant comes. Especially for those with too many applicants, such as EB-3, applicants sometimes have to wait for a very long time. For more information about the latest schedule, please click on the immigrant visa schedule.