Employment-Based Immigration
U.S. immigration law provides aliens with a variety of ways to become lawful permanent residents through employment in the United States. These employment-based (EB) “preference immigrant” categories include:
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First preference (EB-1)- priority workers
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EB-1A: Aliens with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics;
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EB-1B: Outstanding professors and researchers; or
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EB-1C: Certain multinational managers and executives.
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Second preference (EB-2)- aliens who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees or who have exceptional ability (including requests for national interest waivers).
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EB-2 advanced degrees;
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EB-2 exceptional ability; or
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EB-2 national interest waivers.
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Third preference (EB-3): skilled workers, professionals, or other workers.