EB-2 Visa

The EB-2 Immigrant Visa Program with a Work-Improvement Waiver (NIW). This category is open to individuals with an educational degree greater than a bachelor’s degree.

Applicants must be professionals with advanced degrees (or equivalent) or possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, or business.

In other words, the applicant’s activities can have a significant positive impact on the economy, culture, education, or welfare of the United States.

 

Types of EB-2 immigrant visas

EB-2 immigrant visas are divided into three categories:

  • EB-2 (A)
  • EB-2 (B)
  • EB-2 (C).

Some of these categories require prior application from the employer.

 

EB-2 (A) Visa

Applicants for this category must meet one of the following requirements:

  • have a master’s degree and 1 to 3 years of work experience
  • have a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of successful work in the profession.

EB-2 (B) Visa

Awarded to foreigners with exceptional achievements in science, art, and business.

Applicants must meet at least three of the following criteria:

  • Have official documents confirming education, diplomas, certificates, and awards from a college, university, or school in the field of achievement.
  • Have at least 10 years of work experience in the field, supported by letters from past and current employers.
  • Have licenses or certificates entitling them to work in the field.
  • Show evidence of receiving compensation for work related to their achievements.
  • Prove that they are members of professional organizations.
  • Demonstrate recognition or achievements in industry.
  • Have received international awards in the field.
  • Be a member of an international organization where outstanding achievement is required.
  • Provide publications of their work.
  • Show evidence of participation in the evaluation of the work of others.
  • Confirm authorship of scientific articles in the field, published in internationally recognized professional journals.
  • Have evidence of exhibitions of their work in more than one country.

EB-2 (C) visa

The National Interest Waiver category is intended for foreign nationals with exceptional ability who can demonstrate that their work will make a significant contribution to the nation’s development, i.e., is of national interest to the United States.

This category does not require labor certification, meaning applicants can submit their own petition.
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