IMMIGRANT VISAS 
(GREEN CARDS/PERMANENT RESIDENTS THROUGH WORK OR FAMILY)

 

(1) PRIORITY WORKERS

FIRST EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE

ALIENS OF EXTRAORDINARY OR EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY

If you have extraordinary ability in Sciences, arts, education, business or athletics and can demonstrate this through 
sustained national or international acclaim...

OUTSTANDING PROFESSORS & RESEARCHERS

If you have at least three years experience in teaching or 
research in your field and have received international 
recognition...

INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVES & MANAGERS

If you have been employed in a manegerial or executive capacity 
for at least one continuous year in the preceding three years by the 
parent or U.S. branch/affiliate and ...

SECOND EMPLOYMENT BASED PREFERENCE

EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY ALIENS

If you have a degree of expertise above that ordinarily 
encountered in your field ...

 

ADVANCED DEGREE PROFESSIONLAS

If you have an advanced degree or its equivilent in your 
proposed field of professional employment...

 

THIRD EMPLOYMENT BASED PREFERENCE (Job Offers)

PROFESSIONALS If you hold a bachelor's degree and are 
member of a profession...

SKILLED WORKERS If you are someone who at the time 
of the filing of the petition filing can perform skilled labor 
requiring at least two years of training or experience...

OTHER WORKERS If you are capable of performing skilled labor requiring less than two years of experience...

SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS 
If you are a religious worker or a juvenile under the protection 
of a juvenile court ...

INVESTORS If you can invest at least $500,000 in targeted employment areas 
or $1,000,000 in high employment areas...

VISA LOTTERY 
for those who are a native of a "low admission" country, as 
designated by the Attorney General, and have at least 2 years 
of experience in a skilled occupation or a high school degree...

(3)FAMILY BASED IMMIGRANT VISAS

FAMILY BASED IMMIGRATION

TEMPORARY VISAS

 

NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS 
(To visit the U.S. temporarily to study, work or visit)

 

A VISAS

Government Officials

 

B-1/B-2 
Visitors

 

C VISAS

 Transit

 

D VISAS
Crew

 

E-1/E-2 VISAS  

TreatyTrader/Investor

 

F-1 VISAS
Students

 

G VISAS
Reps. of Interntnational  Organizations

 

H-1 b VISAS
Temporary Worker

 

I VISAS
Foreign Information Media Reps.

 

J VISAS

Exchange Aliens

 

K VISAS
FIiance OR Fiancee

 

L-1 VISAS
Intra-Company Transfer

 

M VISAS
Non-Academic Students

 

N VISAS

Parent/Child/Spouse of Special immigrants

 

O VISAS
Aliens of Extraordinary Ability

 

P VISAS

Athletes & Entertainers

 

Q VISAS
Cultural exhange program

 

R VISAS
Religious Workers

 

TN VISAS
NAFTA Professional