EB-1A — Extraordinary Ability
Self-petition. No employer or job offer needed. For athletes, artists, researchers, and business leaders.
EB-1B — Outstanding Professors and Researchers
The green card category designed for academics and researchers who have been internationally recognized as outstanding in their field. You'll need at least three years of teaching or research experience and an offer from a qualifying employer — but the employer doesn't have to be a university. Four position types qualify: (a) tenured teaching, (b) tenure-track teaching, (c) a comparable research position at an institution of higher education, or (d) a comparable research position with a private employer that has at least three full-time researchers and documented research accomplishments. That last category opens EB-1B to research scientists at biotech, pharma, and AI companies, not just universities.
EB-1C — Multinational Managers
For executives and managers transferring to a U.S. affiliate, subsidiary, or parent company.
EB-2 NIW — National Interest Waiver
Self-petition for advanced degree professionals whose work benefits the U.S. No employer needed.
EB-2 with PERM
For advanced degree professionals with an employer sponsor who completes the PERM labor certification.
EB-3 — Skilled Workers
For skilled workers, professionals with a bachelor's degree, and other workers sponsored by a U.S. employer.
EB-4 — Special Immigrants
A statutorily designated category for groups Congress has specifically protected: religious workers, Special Immigrant Juveniles (for certain abused, neglected, or abandoned minors), select U.S. government employees abroad, international broadcasters, and other narrow categories. We handle EB-4 matters — including Special Immigrant Juvenile cases — alongside our broader family and employment-based practice.
EB-5 — Immigrant Investor
A direct path to a U.S. green card for investors whose qualifying investment creates or preserves at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers. Minimum investment of $1,050,000 — reduced to $800,000 for investments in Rural Areas, High-Unemployment Targeted Employment Areas, or qualifying Infrastructure projects. Each of those three set-aside categories receives its own portion of the annual EB-5 visa allocation, which can significantly shorten the timeline for investors from countries with backlogs.
