EB-1 Priority Workers
The first employment preference is for Priority workers. The EB-1 category is very attractive for aliens because the labor certification requirement does not apply. This drastically reduces the processing time to obtain a "green card." There are 40,000 visas available in this category with three sub-parts.

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EB-2 Professionals/Advanced Degree Holders
The second employment preference is for: 'Professionals holding advanced degrees (or equivalent) and aliens of exceptional ability in the arts, sciences or business'. There are 40,000 visas available for this category.

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EB-3 Skilled Workers/Basic Degree Holders
The third employment preference is for: Skilled workers, professionals holding basic degrees and 'other workers'. There are 40,000 visas available in this category with 10,000 of them reserved for 'unskilled' workers.

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EB-4 Special Immigrant Religious Workers
A religious worker is a person who for at least two years immediately preceding the filing of a petition, has been a member of a religious denomination which has a bona fide nonprofit religious organization in the United States. There are 10,000 visas available in this category.

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EB-5 Investors
10,000 visas are allocated annually for investors who create employment. This is why 'investors' are placed in the 'employment' category. The minimum amount of investment is either $500,000.00 or $1,000,000.00.

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PERM
A permanent labor certification allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States.

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