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Several immigrant visa categories are based on employment. Your education, skills, and work experience are some of the factors used to determine if you are eligible for a specific type of employment-based visa.
The EB-3 Unskilled Workers visa allows individuals with less than two years of experience to obtain a green card through a full-time job offer and labor certification, although wait times can be lengthy.
We specialize in EB-3 visas, guiding you with accurate, up-to-date knowledge to simplify your path to U.S. residency.
We work closely with reliable U.S. employers to match the qualified candidates with the right job opportunities for successful sponsorship.
Our team values honesty. We keep you informed about every step, including costs, timelines, and expectations.
We streamline each step to minimize delays, helping you move through the EB-3 visa process as quickly as possible.
We manage your entire case—from paperwork to approval—making the EB-3 journey smooth and stress-free.
With offices in the U.S., Pakistan, and UAE, we support applicants around the world with local expertise.
The first step is being interviewed by the prospective employer (if required). After this interview, the employer will then make a hiring decision. We do not have any control over this part of the process. If they wish to hire you, they will notify our office that they want to file a permanent labor certification (“PERM”) application on your behalf.
To do so, the US Department of Labor requires that they file for a prevailing wage determination which can take 3 to 4 months to acquire. They also must test the job market in the area of the employment offer. They do this by recruiting for the job they wish to offer you to ensure there are no US applicants. Once recruitment is complete, and if they do not find any qualified US workers for the position, we then file a PERM application on their behalf. This part of the process can take 6 – 9 months, not including the possibility of a random Audit by the Department of Labor, which can add 6 to 8 months.
While we cannot guarantee this timing (as the employer dictates the process), we have tried to account for most possibilities in the processing timeframe.
Once the PERM is approved, we can file the I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) on behalf of the employer. You would be responsible for the government filing fee of $700. As your legal representative, we can provide you with more information regarding this application. USCIS’s current processing time frames for adjudicating these petitions is 8 to 10 months.
There is an alternative faster route called Premium Processing. However, only certain countries qualify for this upgrade. There is a government filing fee of $2,500 for this upgrade process with USCIS. This upgrade requires USCIS to either request further information, or adjudicate the case within 15 calendar days. Obviously, this option is much faster.
Once the case is approved, you become eligible to apply for a green card application before either USCIS (if you are legally in the US at the time of filing) or before a US Consulate in your country of residence. Please note there are a certain number of visas allotted for this category each year. If you are from China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, Philippines, or Vietnam, please contact us regarding current visa wait times for your country.
Once your I-140 is approved, USCIS will forward your application to the National Visa Center (“NVC”). This third party was created under the Department of State to facilitate US Consulates abroad in collecting your information and documentation. We will guide you through this entire process as your legal representative. Once the NVC receives your file from USCIS, they will send you a request for fees and documentation.
The fee is $345 per applicant, which is paid directly to the NVC. We will collect your information and documentation and send it to the NVC on your behalf. Once the NVC has all the information and documentation, they will send your file to the US Consulate in the country of your residence.
Once the US Consulate receives your file, they will schedule you for an interview for the immigrant visa. Again, we guide you through this entire process each step of the way. Once you have been approved, they will place a visa stamp in your passport.
You must enter the US prior to the expiration of this visa. Upon entry, you will give a border officer the visa packet from the US Consulate. You then receive your green card and social security card in the mail.
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