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Third Preference EB-3
You may be eligible for this immigrant visa preference category if you are a skilled worker, professional, or other worker. |
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“Skilled workers” are persons whose job requires a minimum of 2 years training or work experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature | |
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You must be able to demonstrate at least 2 years of job experience or training |
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You must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States |
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Labor certification and a permanent, full-time job offer required. | |
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“Professionals” are persons whose job requires at least a U.S. baccalaureate degree or a foreign equivalent and are a member of the professions | |
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You must be able to demonstrate that you possess a U.S.baccalaureate degree or foreign degree equivalent, and that a baccalaureate degree is the normal requirement for entry into the occupation |
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You must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States |
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Education and experience may not be substituted for a baccalaureate degree |
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Labor certification and a permanent, full-time job offer required | |
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The “Other Workers” subcategory is for persons performing unskilled labor requiring less than 2 years training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature. | |
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You must be capable, at the time the petition is filed on your behalf, of performing unskilled labor (requiring less than 2 years training orexperience), that is not of a temporary or seasonal nature, for which qualified workers are not available in the United States. |
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Labor certification and a permanent, full-time job offer required. |
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While eligibility requirements for the third preference classification are less stringent, you should be aware that a long backlog exists for visas in the "other workers" category. See the See the Visa Bulletin | |
Labor Certification
Third preference petitions must generally be accompanied by an approved, individual labor certification unless it is a Schedule A, Group I petition. |
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