H-1B specialty occupation
Work
The H-1B is the specialty occupation work visa. Your employer files Form I-129 after a labor condition application, and most cases first pass through the annual registration lottery. Because the employer files, it is not sold as a self-help draft here.
No employer?
Two employment green cards need no employer and no job offer — you petition for yourself, and we build it with you.
The forms
The petition for a nonimmigrant worker, filed by the employer for visas like H-1B, L-1, and O-1.
The labor condition application the employer files with the Department of Labor before an H-1B.
Questions
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.
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H-1B specialty occupation