EB3 Green Card Introduction

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Part 1 EB3 Green Card – Introduction

Part 2 EB1 Green Card Requirements

Part 3 EB3 Green Card Labor Certification

Part 4 EB3 Green Card Annual Quotas

Part 1 – EB3 Green Card

Welcome to the Law Offices of Chris M. Ingram. We’re delighted you’ve joined us for our video presentation series on the EB3 Green Card.

You may or may not know that there are several classifications of green cards.  All green cards provide the same level of benefit – the right to live in the US permanently. However, there are a variety of ways you can qualify for a green card.  Green cards are classified in categories. For example: –

EB1 Green Card – For Aliens of Extraordinary Ability

EB2 Green Card – For Aliens with Advanced Degrees

EB3 Green Card – For Aliens with two years of professional training or academic education

                        Or – For Aliens with a Bachelors Degree or equivalent

In this presentation we’re going to focus on the EB3 green card.

In order to secure an EB3 green card we have to work through several elements: –

– Firstly, you must have the minimum level of education –
– – Two Years Professional Training, and/or
– – Two Years Academic Education, and/or
– – A Bachelors Degree

– Secondly, you must secure employment for a job that requires your particular skill set.

– Thirdly, the employer must be unable to fill the vacancy with an American.

– Fourthly, there must be green cards available from the annual quota of EB3 green cards provided.

EB3 Green Card – Professional Training / Education

Professional Training

When we talk about professional training, we’re really talking about skilled workers. Skilled workers like electricians, carpenters, mechanics, gas workers, contractors and so forth, often have to undergo several years of training in order to become licensed to work.  The most common structure of training is the apprenticeship. Many apprenticeships last up to five years and involve regular part-time attendance at a local college. In order to qualify for the EB3 green card, the expertise level for the job must require at least two years of professional training. Work experience alone (outside any formal apprenticeship and supplemental college program) would not be sufficient.

Education & Professional Training

There are many courses that are quite academic in nature but would also require a lot of ‘on- the-job’ professional training. The most commonly cited of these courses is the Registered Nurse (RN). Many two-year RN courses are being converted or developed into four-year Bachelors degrees, known as Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

There are also many levels of education leading towards becoming an Accountant or Master Technician, and many of these courses require a significant commitment above that of any two-year program.

Education

There are some jobs that may be purely academic based and you simply must have a Bachelors degree as a minimum level of entry. For example, you simply cannot be a pharmacist, chemist, engineer or accountant unless you have a Bachelors degree in that field.

Ok – so far we’ve covered the first of the four elements. In the next presentation we’ll start by exploring the second element – securing a job that requires your particular skill set at the EB3 green card level.

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