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Employment-Based Green Card Application Process
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Learn about the many steps involved in showing that you are eligible and qualified for an employment-based green card, so as to successfully obtain one with the fewest delays and hassles.
Understanding the Employment-Based Green Card Application Process
From job offer to receiving your U.S. green card: the big picture.
Learn more about the paperwork and other procedural requirements for obtaining a U.S. green card.
Employer's First Tasks: Obtaining Prevailing Wage Determination and Labor Certification
Before a U.S. employer starts the application process of obtaining a labor-based U.S. green card for a foreign national, it must make sure that the salary or wages it plans to pay the person are normal for people in the same occupational classification and within the local job market.
Steps the employer must take before the foreign national can begin the process of applying for a labor-based green card.
After Labor Certification Approved: Visa Petition and Green Card Application
The primary factors to consider for timing the I-140 petition are preparation and USCIS processing times.
After having gone through the recruitment process and obtained labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. employer can at last turn to filing an immigrant visa petition on USCIS Form I-140.
By filing an extra form and paying a fee, the foreign national’s employer (or the foreign national if the petition does not require an employer) can request that USCIS expedite the processing of the visa petition, and make a decision on the petition within 15 business days.
When you can submit the I-140 and I-485 together, instead of waiting for one to be approved before moving on with the next one.
For applicants in the preference categories, learn to monitor your place on the waiting list.
What to do when USCIS denies the I-140 visa petition.
Possibilities for green card applicants who've lost their employer-sponsor to continue on the path to receiving a U.S. green card as well as how to maintain lawful status in the U.S. while dealing with the situation.
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