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Understanding the Visa Bulletin: Employment-Based Categories

http://www.shusterman.com This presentation explains Employment-Based (EB) visa categories. Schedule a legal consultation (by Skype, telephone or in person) at http://shusterman.com/schedule-immigration-consultation.html For more information, see our Green Cards Through Employment page at http://shusterman.com/greencardsthroughemployment.html

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Understanding the Visa Bulletin: Employment-Based Categories

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  1. Understanding the Visa Bulletin:Employment-Based Categories Immigration Attorney Carl Shusterman

  2. EB Preference Categories • EB-1 – Priority Workers • EB-2 – Advanced Degrees • EB-3 – Professionals, Skilled/Unskilled Workers • EB-4 – Religious Workers, et al • EB-5 – Investors

  3. Doing The Numbers • 140,000 Persons Per Year • Principal & Derivative Beneficiaries • 7% Per-Country Limitation • Alternate Chargeability

  4. Waiting Times: Looking Forward • Monthly Visa Bulletin – Looks Backwards • Priority Dates – PERM and I-140 • EB-3 India – Frozen in Time

  5. Changing Categories: Employment-Based • EB-3 to EB-2 (to EB-1) • Retention of Priority Date • New Petition (and PERM) Required

  6. Immigration Reform Bill Would… • Eliminate EB Per-Country Quotas • Exempt Many Persons from Quotas • Recapture Unused Green Cards

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