You can obtain a US Green Card or permanent residence by two means. One is through a family member sponsorship who requests you and the other way is to obtain a Green Card based on an offer of permanent employment in U.S.
Most employers petition for an employee using Form I-140 Petition for Alien Worker.
There are three types of Employment-based Green Cards.
Green cards may be available to investors/entrepreneurs who are making an investment in an enterprise that creates new U.S. jobs.
EB-1 These visas are available for certain multinational executives, researchers and professors with outstanding qualifications, and professionals with extraordinary abilities in the areas of science, arts, athletics, education and business.
EB-2 These visas are for professionals of foreign nationality who possess advanced degrees with a masters’ degree or higher, who have been offered a job from a US company. This applies to foreign nationals who due to their “exceptional ability” in the sciences, arts or business sectors and other foreign nationals who demonstrate exceptional abilities who can show that their abilities will benefit the US national interest.
EB-3 This category covers professionals who have a US bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent and who have received an offer from a US corporation, These skilled workers can fill positions that require at least two years’ experience or training or for positions that require less than the two years’ experience as ‘unskilled workers’ with a job offer from a US company.
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Always consultwith anexperienced immigration attorney who is a law graduate and certified in the United States of America by the Board of Immigration Appeals Federal Department of Justice. Consult with The State Bar of Texas.
When you consult with an immigration attorney it is important that you are able to speak with an actual attorney. No one besides an attorney is able to give you legal advice, even an attorney’s assistant cannot give you legal advice, you must speak with an actual licensed attorney. You must also be able to understand the attorney. The attorney must either speak a language you understand or have a competent interpreter that will allow you to understand what the attorney is saying. If you cannot communicate with the attorney they will not be able to provide you safe advice. Never hire an attorney that you have not spoken with.
Speaking with an experienced and skilled immigration attorney is the first step when dealing with any immigration issue. An experienced attorney authorized to practice immigration law in Dallas, throughout Texas, and in all fifty states can assure that your case moves forward as quickly as possible and is handled correctly.
