You may be eager to move to the United States and begin contributing to its workforce. This may be so much so that you almost wish there was a way for your work authorization visa application to be processed and approved faster. Well, we are happy to tell you that this may be very much possible if your job or career fits into a certain category. That is, if it falls under the employment-based (EB) visa program. So without further ado, please read on to discover the qualification criteria for an EB-1B visa and how one of the seasoned work visa lawyers at Lupton Law LLC can help you obtain work authorization in the United States in one way or another.
What are the qualification criteria for an EB-1B visa?
Specifically, this blog will focus on the EB-1B visa. This subcategory is designated for those the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) deems priority workers. Such priority workers are considered to be outstanding professors and researchers. To prove their exceptionalism, these petitions must meet the following qualification criteria:
- These petitioners must be internationally recognized for their achievements in their academic field.
- These petitioners must have at least three years of experience teaching or researching in their academic field.
- These petitioners must have evidence of their achievements (i.e., major prizes, memberships, published materials, etc).
- These petitioners must have a job lined up for a tenured, tenure-track, or comparable position at a U.S. university or institute of higher education.
What are the other visa types in the EB program?
Do not worry if you do not fit the standards for an EB-1B visa. This is because there are others in the EB-1 visa category that you may be authorized for instead. For one, there is the EB-1A visa. This is designated for petitioners with extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts, athletics, businesses, or education. Secondly, there is the EB-1C visa. This is assigned to petitioners with multinational manager or executive work positions. Evidently, each of these subcategories comes with its own set of qualification criteria.
This is not to mention the other categories in the EB program, such as the EB-2 visa for professionals with advanced degrees or exceptional ability; the EB-3 visa for skilled workers, professionals, and other workers, the EB-4 for special immigrations; and the EB-5 for immigrant investors. When it doubt, you may always fall back on any other work authorization visa the USCIS offers up.
If you do not want to wait any longer than you have to to begin working in the United States, please reach out to one of the competent work visa lawyers as soon as possible. Someone at Lupton Law LLC will happily help with your application.
