EB-1 VISA PROGRAMS

EB-1: PRIORITY WORKERS

Every fiscal year (October 1st – September 30th), approximately 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas are made available to qualified applicants under the provisions of U.S. immigration law. Employment based immigrant visas are divided into several preference categories. Certain spouses and children may accompany or follow-to-join employment-based immigrants.


All categories of employment-based immigrant visas are issued in the chronological order in which the petitions were filed until the annual numerical limit for the category is reached.

The filing date of a petition becomes the applicant’s priority date. Immigrant visas cannot be issued until an applicant’s priority date is reached. In certain heavily oversubscribed categories, there may be a waiting period of several years before a priority date is reached.


Whether you are relocating an employee or expanding your business into the American market, we are here to help you. We assist businesses and organizations of all sizes that come from various industries and fields.


We help entrepreneurs, scientists, medical professionals, students, entertainers, athletes, and other professionals with their immigration needs. Whether you are seeking to bring in a foreign employee or planning to make a business investment in the American economy, we will be happy to assist you throughout the process.


First-preference category

The first-preference employment based (EB-1) category, covers “priority workers” divided in 3 groups: (1) Aliens of extraordinary ability; (2) Outstanding professors and researchers; (3) Multi-national executives and managers.


One of the most attractive aspects of the EB-1 category is that the labor certification requirement does not apply. It means that in certain cases applicant does not require sponsoring employer and may petition for himself. This makes the time spent processing an EB-1 application much shorter than for categories that do require a labor certification.


Spouses and Kids of Employment-Based Immigrants


Spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 of EB1, EB2, EB3, and EB5 applicants qualify for an “derivative status”, which allows them to immigrate to the U.S. with the primary applicant.

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