You might be qualified for this immigrant visa choice category if you are a knowledgeable employee, expert, or other employee.

- Skilled workers are persons who are capable of carrying out competent labor and whose job requires at least 2 years training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature. Skilled employees must likewise satisfy any educational, training, or experience requirements of the task chance. Relevant post-secondary education might be considered as training.
- Professionals are persons who hold a minimum of a U.S. bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree and are a member of the professions. Their jobs require a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Professionals need to likewise meet any academic, training, or experience requirements of the task opportunity.
- Other employees (likewise called unskilled workers) are persons efficient in carrying out inexperienced labor whose job requires less than 2 years training or experience, not of a momentary or seasonal nature. Other employees need to also fulfill any educational, training, or experience requirements of the job opportunity.
Labor Certification

Third choice petitions are generally accompanied by an a signed Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, authorized by DOL, or, for labor certification applications filed on or after June 1, 2023, utilizing DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system, an approved and signed Form ETA-9089, Final Determination - Permanent Employment Certification Approval (Final Certification). To find out more, see the Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification web page.

Petitions for Schedule A professions are not required to have a DOL-approved labor certification. This is because DOL has currently figured out there are not adequate U.S. employees for those professions. Currently, DOL has designated 2 groups of professions under Schedule A. Group I includes expert nurses and job physical therapists. Group II includes recipients with extraordinary ability in the sciences or arts (consisting of college and university teachers) and immigrants of exceptional capability in the carrying out arts. A petition for Schedule A classification must be accompanied by a finished, uncertified Form ETA-9089, including all relevant appendices, a signed Final Determination, and a valid prevailing wage number in Section E, Item 1 of the uncertified Form ETA-9089. For additional information on Schedule A requirements, see Volume 6, Part E, Chapter 7, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

- The labor accreditation (or application for Schedule A classification) must need at least 2 years of experience or training.
- You need to demonstrate that you have actually fulfilled any job requirements defined on the labor accreditation (or application for Schedule A designation). This evidence might include official academic records and letters from existing or former companies.
- Relevant post-secondary education may be thought about as training.

• The labor accreditation (or application for job Schedule A designation) must need a minimum of a U.S. bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree, and a bachelor's degree is the typical requirement for entry into the occupation.
  - You must show that you have actually met any task requirements defined on the labor accreditation (or application for Schedule A designation). This evidence may consist of official academic records and letters from current or former employers.
  - Education and experience may not be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  
• The labor accreditation must require less than 2 years training or experience.
  - You should demonstrate that you have fulfilled any requirements specified on the labor accreditation.
  Immigrant Petition Process
  
  Third preference petitions are filed utilizing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. For details on required supporting documents and filing costs, see the Form I-140 website (which includes the Form I-140 guidelines and info about filing fees) and the Petition Filing and Processing Procedures for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers webpage.