You might be eligible for this immigrant visa choice category if you are a knowledgeable worker, expert, or other worker.

- Skilled workers are persons who are capable of carrying out competent labor and whose job requires at least 2 years training or experience, not of a short-lived or seasonal nature. Skilled employees must also fulfill any educational, training, or experience requirements of the task opportunity. Relevant post-secondary education may be thought about as training.

- Professionals are individuals who hold at least a U.S. bachelor's or foreign comparable degree and belong to the professions. Their tasks require a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Professionals should likewise fulfill any educational, training, or experience requirements of the task opportunity.

- Other workers (likewise called unskilled workers) are individuals efficient in performing unskilled work whose task requires less than 2 years training or experience, not of a short-term or seasonal nature. Other workers must also meet any educational, employment training, or experience requirements of the job chance.


Labor Certification

Third choice petitions are usually accompanied by an a signed Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, approved by DOL, or, for labor accreditation applications filed on or after June 1, 2023, utilizing DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system, an authorized and signed Form ETA-9089, Final Determination - Permanent Employment Certification Approval (Final Certification). For additional information, see the Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification webpage.

Petitions for Schedule An occupations are not needed to have a DOL-approved labor certification. This is due to the fact that DOL has currently identified there are not sufficient U.S. workers for those occupations. Currently, DOL has actually designated 2 groups of occupations under Schedule A. Group I includes expert nurses and physical therapists. Group II consists of beneficiaries with exceptional ability in the sciences or arts (including institution of higher learning instructors) and immigrants of extraordinary ability in the carrying out arts. A petition for Schedule A designation must be accompanied by a finished, uncertified Form ETA-9089, consisting of all applicable appendices, a signed Final Determination, and a valid prevailing wage determination tracking number in Section E, Item 1 of the uncertified Form ETA-9089. To learn more on Schedule A requirements, see Volume 6, Part E, Chapter 7, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

- The labor accreditation (or application for Schedule A classification) needs to need at least 2 years of experience or training.

- You need to demonstrate that you have actually fulfilled any task requirements defined on the labor certification (or application for Schedule A designation). This evidence might include official academic records and letters from existing or former employers.

- Relevant post-secondary education may be considered as training.


- The labor accreditation (or application for Schedule A classification) needs to require at least a U.S. bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree, and a bachelor's degree is the typical requirement for entry into the occupation.

- You must show that you have fulfilled any task requirements defined on the labor certification (or application for Schedule A classification). This proof may consist of main scholastic records and letters from existing or former employers.

- Education and experience might not be replacemented for a bachelor's degree.


- The labor certification need to require less than 2 years training or experience.

- You need to show that you have satisfied any requirements defined on the labor certification.


Immigrant Petition Process

Third preference petitions are filed utilizing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. For details on required supporting paperwork and filing charges, see the Form I-140 web page (which consists of the Form I-140 instructions and info about filing costs) and the Petition Filing and Processing Procedures for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers webpage.