Securing a green card grants someone permanent residency in the United States. There are numerous ways to obtain a green card, including sponsorship by an employer.
To start the employer-sponsored green card process:
• the employer applies for an Application for Permanent Labor Certification
• gets approval from the Department of Labor (DOL)
• file Form I-140 on behalf of the foreign employee
EB-1 Green Card for Priority Workers
• Extraordinary achievement within the sciences, arts, education, athletics or business.
• Outstanding professors and researchers with a minimum of three years of experience either teaching or involving research.
• Executives and managers employed a minimum of one out of the three preceding years by an overseas parent, subsidiary or branch of the main employer.
EB-2 Green Card for Advanced Degree Holders
• Professionals who possess advanced degrees beyond a baccalaureate or a baccalaureate plus five years of experience.
• Exceptional ability in the arts, sciences, or business.
EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers
• Bachelor’s degrees or foreign equivalents
• Foreigners with specialized skills which requires min. 2 years of training.
EB-4 Religious Workers Category
• For individuals of non-profit religious denominations.
EB-5 Investors
• For investors who create jobs in the U.S
Learn More:
• Illinois Business Immigration: Are you a foreigner who wants to work in Chicago?
To make sure that procedures are followed correctly, many people choose to gain assistance from a Lombard employment-based green card lawyer with knowledge of the visa application and interview process. To learn how they can help you apply for a green card, contact the immigration attorneys at Godoy Law Office.
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.
