Summary
Priority workers: extraordinary ability (no employer needed), outstanding professors/researchers, multinational execs.
EB-1 priority worker updates: extraordinary ability, outstanding professors, multinational managers.
What this topic is
Priority workers: extraordinary ability (no employer needed), outstanding professors/researchers, multinational execs.
Employment-based green cards are issued to priority workers (EB-1), advanced degree professionals (EB-2, including National Interest Waiver), skilled and other workers (EB-3), certain special immigrants (EB-4), and investors (EB-5). Most EB-2 and EB-3 cases require a PERM labor certification from the Department of Labor before USCIS will accept the I-140 immigrant petition.
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Last 90 days
What matters for EB-1
Highest-signal items for EB-1 from roughly the last three months, when we have enough coverage (impact, open comments, fees, or processing shifts).
- Published State DeptAnnual Limit Reached in the EB-1 Category
The annual visa cap for the EB-1 category (employment-based first preference, covering individuals with extraordinary ability and certain researchers) has been reached for the current fiscal year. No further EB-1 petitions can be approved until the new fiscal year begins. This…
Updates
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