EB-3 Other Workers

If you are capable of performing unskilled labor and you have an employer who is offering you a full time job: you may be able to qualify for U.S. Permanent Residency based on the EB-3 "Unskilled Workers" category, provided that a visa is available.

The major problem with the EB-3 "Unskilled Workers" category is that the category is often oversubscribed because there are few visas actually assigned to this category. As a result, the waiting period often runs to many, many years.

The basic requirements for the EB-3 "Unskilled Workers" category are as follows:

What this page does. Permanent residence, the status commonly called a green card, can be reached by more than a dozen separate legal routes. Each has its own eligibility rules, its own petition or application, and its own place in the annual numerical limits. This page maps those routes so that the relevant one can be identified quickly. Every entry is an outline only; the linked pages carry the detail.