Immigrant Employment Visas

Illinois Employment Immigration Lawyer

When coming to the United States for employment-related matters, it is important to have an attorney who is experienced and confident handling immigration law. At the law office of Ana M. Mencini & Associates, P.C., we have thorough experience and knowledge and of immigration laws. We help foreign employees complete immigrant employment visa applications and proceed through the immigration process.

Contact our Itasca, Illinois law firm to discuss how an employment immigration lawyers can help you.

Immigrant Employment Visas

Nearly all employees coming to the Unites States permanently must be sponsored by an employer in the United States. Because only a specific number of permanent employment based visas (EB) are issued each year, these visas are issued according to specialty or education.

  • First preference (EB-1): First preference is reserved for people with extraordinary abilities, such as an individual who has been awarded the Nobel Prize. These employment visas are very rare and employees need not be petitioned by employers in the United States.
  • Second preference (EB-2): Second preference employment visas are available for employees with exceptional ability or advanced degrees, such as a Masters degree or a doctorate.
  • Third preference (EB-3): Third preference employment visas are available for skilled workers, professionals, and other workers.
  • Fourth preference (EB-4): Fourth preference employment visas are reserved for special circumstances based on the conditions each year.
  • Fifth preference (EB-5): Fifth preference employment visas are available for people who plan to come to the United States and create job opportunity for several other workers in the United States, such as an individual starting a company in the United States, which will create several other job opportunities.

Check the current visa bulletin to determine the available visa numbers


Employment Visa Application Process

Immigration laws state that a foreign national cannot displace a worker that is a U.S. citizen. Therefore, the employer must first seek labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor before hiring foreign workers.

As an experienced immigration attorney, Ana M. Mencini is able to help employers and employees obey the employment visa application laws and processes.

We provide prompt, professional, and quality representation to clients seeking a permanent employment visa to come to the United States. Contact us for experienced assistance.