Beach-Oswald Immigration Law Associates, PC

Immigration Through Employment

Overview

There is a wide array of employment-sponsored immigrant visas, many of which require a prospective employer to file an application for labor certification on an employee’s behalf. Beach-Oswald Immigration Law Associates offers experienced legal guidance to individuals and employers in navigating through the complex and ever-changing array of employment-based immigration laws during a person’s path to permanent residence. Employment-sponsored immigrant visas are divided into five preference groups:

1st Preference (EB-1)	Priority workers - People with extraordinary ability and outstanding professors and researchers and certain multinational executives and managers
2nd Preference (EB-2)	Workers holding advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability. PERM application required
3rd Preference (EB-3)	Skilled workers, professionals, and other workers. PERM application required.
4th Preference (EB-4)	Certain special immigrants, including ministers and religious workers.
5th Preference (EB-5)	Employment creation – this visa category is for investors that establish a job-creating enterprise in the U.S. that employs at least 10 U.S. workers.

The contents of these web pages are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute legal advice for specific cases, which should only be obtained from an attorney. Beach-Oswald Immigration Lawyers can assist with all forms of temporary or permanent immigration to the United States.