RLimmigration P.C. | Law Offices Of Rita R. Lewis | 9350 E. Arapahoe Rd., Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80112, USA
 
 
 
 
  Permanent Worker
   Visa Preference Categories
 
  
 
  Preferences
 
 
  General Description
 
 
  Labor 
  Certification
 
 
  EB-1
 
 
   Persons of 
   extraordinary ability
   in the sciences, arts,
   education, business,
   or athletics; 
   outstanding
   professors or 
   researchers; and
   multinational
   executives and
   managers.
 
 
  No
 
 
  EB-2
 
 
   Persons who are 
   members of the 
   professions holding
   advanced degrees or
   for persons with 
   exceptional ability in
   the arts, sciences, or
   business.
 
 
   Yes, unless
   applicant
   can obtain
   a national
   interest
   waiver
 
 
  EB-3
 
 
   Professionals, skilled
   workers, and other
   workers.
 
 
  Yes
 
 
  EB-4
 
 
   Special immigrants
   which includes
   certain religious
   workers, employees
   of U.S. foreign service
   posts, retired
   employees of
   international
   organizations, alien
   minors who are
   wards of courts in
   the United States,
   and other classes of
   aliens.
 
 
  No
 
 
  EB-5
 
 
   Business investors
   who invest $1 million
   or $500,000 (if the
   investment is made
   in a targeted
   employment area)
   in a new commercial
   enterprise that
   employs at least 10
   full-time U.S.
   workers.
 
 
  No
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Relatives for Whom 
  US Citizen May Petition
 
  
 
  Type of Relative for Whom 
  You May Petition
 
 
  Immigration 
  Benefit
 
 
       
      Spouse
      Children
      (unmarried and under 21)
      Sons and daughters 
      (married and/or 21 or over)
      
      Parents, if you are 21 or over
      Siblings, if you are 21 or over
 
 
  Green Card 
  (permanent 
  residence)
 
 
     
     A fiancé(e) residing outside 
     the United States and 
     children of fiancé(e) 
     under 21
 
 
  Fiancé(e) visa
 
 
     
     Spouse
     Children of spouse
     (unmarried and under 21)
 
 
  K-3/K-4 visa
 
  
 
 
 
  Which Relatives May I Petition For?
 
  
 
  Immediate Relatives
  Of U.S. Citizen
 
 
  Other Family Members
 
 
       
      Spouses 
      
      Children
      (unmarried and 
      under 21) 
      Parents
      (The petitioning 
      citizen must be 21
      or older.)
      
     Visas are always
     available.
 
 
   First preference: 
   Unmarried, adult sons
   and daughters of U.S.
   citizens (adult means
   21 or older.)
   Second Preference (2A):
   Spouses of Green Card
   holders, unmarried
   children (under 21) of
   permanent residents
   Second Preference (2B):
   Unmarried adult sons
   and daughters of
   permanent residents
   Third Preference: 
   Married sons and
   daughters (any age) of
   U.S. citizens
   Fourth Preference: 
   Brothers and sisters of
   adult U.S. citizens
   A visa becomes 
   available to a preference
   category based on the
   priority date (the date
   the Form I-130 was filed).
 
 