EB-1A extraordinary ability
The most common questions about work.
Yes — the EB-2 national interest waiver is an employment-based green card with no employer needed, one of the self-petition paths. The free check shows what a case like yours involves.
It depends on the petition. The self-petition paths need no employer. Petitions like the H-1B or L-1 are submitted by an employer, so they are not sold as self-help drafts here — each of those pages explains the path.
There are two routes: the E-2 treaty investor visa (a visa, not a green card) and the EB-5 investor green card, which involves an $800,000 investment and needs an immigration lawyer. Each page explains the path.
Shorter filings, often filed while a case is pending — work permits and travel documents have their own pages, and the free check shows whether your case includes one.
The TN category is for USMCA professionals from Canada and Mexico. It is filed by the employer, so it is not sold as a self-help draft — its page explains the path.
Yes — several employment green cards are employer-filed, like EB-2 and EB-3 through an employer, which go through PERM labor certification first. Those pages explain the path; they are not sold as self-help drafts because the employer files.
The H-1B is an employer-filed work visa — the petition is submitted by the employer, not the worker, so it is not sold as a self-help draft here. Its page explains the path.
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EB-1A extraordinary ability