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Applicant Guide – The EB-3 Green Card

Table of Contents

What is the EB-3 visa? ................................................................................................................... 1

Step 1: Permanent Labor Certification ...................................................................................... 1
Step 2: I-140 USCIS Filing........................................................................................................... 2
Step 3: Consular Processing ..................................................................................................... 2
Timeline ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Step 1: PERM Labor Certification: 12 months............................................................................ 3
Step 2: I-140 USCIS Filing: 15 days ............................................................................................ 3
Step 3: Consular Processing or Adjustment of Status: 6 months: ......................................... 4
Total Processing Time: 12 - 18 months. ..................................................................................... 4
FAQ .................................................................................................................................................. 5
What is the visa category? ......................................................................................................... 5
Do you guarantee immigration approvals? .............................................................................. 5
Contact............................................................................................................................................. 6
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What is the EB-3 visa?

The EB-3 is a permanent resident visa/green card. The process takes a
little longer than the temporary non-immigrant visas like the H-2B visa
but it usually has a higher chance of approval and it is not temporary. It
involves the following steps:

Step 1: Permanent Labor Certification

A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor

(DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently
in the United States.

Before the U.S. employer can submit an immigration petition (USCIS

Form I-140) to the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS), the employer must obtain a certified
labor certification application from the DOL’s Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).

The DOL must certify to the USCIS that there are not sufficient U.S.
workers able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job
opportunity in the area of intended employment and that employment of
the foreign worker will not adversely affect the wages and working
conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.

a) The Job Offer

The Employer offers the position to the foreign national, contingent on

there being no qualified U.S. worker who will apply for the position in
the subsequent recruitment.

b) Prevailing Wage Request Filing

The ETA 9141 prevailing wage request form contains the position details
(job title, duties, requirements, work location) and requests the
minimum required wage from the Department of Labor (DOL).

Processing time is currently approximately 110 days. You can use our
proprietary prevailing wage level calculator app to accurately predict
the prevailing wage.

c) Advertising

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PERM labor certification recruitment for unskilled workers requires 2

print ads in the Major Sunday Newspaper, a 30 day posting with the State
Workforce Agency, and an internal PERM Notice of Filing.

These recruitment procedures exist to ensure that employers are not

depriving qualified U.S. workers of employment.

d) ETA 9089 Labor Certification Filing

Once the recruitment period has ended, and there are no qualified U.S.
workers who applied for the advertised position, the ETA 9089 PERM
Labor Certification can be filed.

It is an online, attestation-based filing.

Step 2: I-140 USCIS Filing

Once the ETA 9089 is certified the I-140 petition for Immigrant
Worker may be filed with USCIS.

The I-140 USCIS Filing Fee is $700.

Normal processing time is approx. 6 months but there is a premium

processing option that involves a $2,500 payment to USCIS for a 15-day
processing time.

Step 3: Consular Processing

As soon as the I-140 petition is approved by USCIS the foreign national

will receive an email from the National Visa Center with instructions on
what documentation to bring to the interview at the U.S. Embassy.

Once the foreign national receives the permanent residence visa they
will be able to travel to the U.S. to start their permanent employment
with the sponsoring organization.

Pros:

• High chance of approval due to extreme shortage of unskilled workers

in the U.S..

• You arrive as a permanent residents, not a temporary worker.

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Cons:

• It takes 12 to 24 months.

Timeline
Step 1: PERM Labor Certification: 12 months

Prevailing Wage
Request: 5 PERM Filing: 6
months months

Advertising: 2-3
months

Step 2: I-140 USCIS Filing: 15 days

15 days using Premium

Processing (extra $2,500
payment to USCIS)

6 months using regular

processing

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Step 3: Consular Processing or Adjustment of Status: 6

months:

Total Processing Time: 12 - 18 months.

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FAQ
What is the visa category?

• The visa category is the EB-3 visa/green card.

Do you guarantee immigration approvals?

• EB3.work, together with our partner immigration law firm, provides

professional services for all matters relating to the applications for
permanent residence of the applicants.

• The applicant must pay legal and consultation fees for these services.
• In the event a DOL or USCIS case is denied, we will re-file with the same
or different employer.

• Any filing (government) fees and consulting fees paid are not refundable.

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Contact
EB3.work
1850 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10031

John Dorer, President and CEO

johnd@eb3.work
917.837.5761

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