Visas and green cards
Find the route that fits your life.
Plain-English guides to every visa and green card we help with: who each one fits, what it takes, what it costs and how long it can take.
Extraordinary ability
Your own green card, with no employer needed
EB-1A is a green card for people at the very top of their field.
Read more O-1A / O-1BWork in the US on your record, not a lottery
The O-1 is a work visa for people with extraordinary ability or achievement.
Read more O-1AO-1A visa: extraordinary ability in science, education, business or athletics
The O-1A lets you work in the US based on your record.
Read more O-1BO-1B visa for artists, and for film and TV
The O-1B lets artists, performers and film and TV professionals work in the US on their record.
Read more EB-1BA green card for outstanding professors and researchers
EB-1B is a first-preference green card for professors and researchers recognized internationally as outstanding in their academic field.
Read more EB-2 NIWA green card you can file for yourself
With the National Interest Waiver, you do not need a job offer or a labor certification.
Read more P-1P-1 visa for athletes, teams and entertainment groups
The P-1 lets internationally recognized athletes, teams and entertainment groups come to the US to compete or perform.
Read moreEmployment green cards
A green card for managers who move within their company
If you worked at least 1 year as a manager or executive for a related company abroad, in the 3 years before filing or before you came to the US, your US employer can sponsor you for a first-preference green card, with no labor certification.
Read more EB-2 PERMA green card through your employer, step by step
If your job needs a master’s degree, or a bachelor’s plus 5 years of growing experience, your employer can sponsor you in EB-2.
Read more EB-3A green card through your job, without an advanced degree
EB-3 lets a US employer sponsor you for a permanent job.
Read more EB-5A green card for your family through investment
Invest in a US business that creates 10 full-time jobs.
Read moreWork visas & other
Work in the US in a job that needs your degree
Your US employer files the H-1B for you.
Read more H-1B1H-1B1 visa: work in the US as a Chilean or Singaporean professional
H-1B1 is a free trade work visa for nationals of Chile and Singapore in a degree-level job.
Read more L-1Move to your company’s US office
If you have worked for your company abroad for a year, it may be able to move you to a related US office.
Read more L-1AL-1A visa: move to your company’s US office as a manager or executive
L-1A lets a company move a manager or executive from an office abroad to a related US office.
Read more L-1BL-1B visa: transfer to the US with specialized company knowledge
L-1B lets a company move you to a related US office because you know its products or processes in a way others do not.
Read more E-1E-1 treaty trader visa: work in the US through trade
If you are a national of a treaty country and your business trades substantially with the US, the E-1 lets you come to run that trade.
Read more E-2Live in the US and run the business you invest in
If you are a citizen of a treaty country, you can put your own money into a real US business and come to run it.
Read more E-3E-3 visa: work in the US as an Australian professional
E-3 is a work visa only for Australian nationals in a job that needs a related bachelor’s degree.
Read more TNTN visa: work in the US as a Canadian or Mexican professional
TN is a work status for citizens of Canada and Mexico in a listed profession, with a US job offer.
Read more R-1R-1 visa for religious workers: who qualifies and how it works
The R-1 lets a minister or religious worker work in the US for a nonprofit religious employer.
Read more J-1 waiverJ-1 waiver: how to get out of the two-year home residency rule
Some J-1 exchange visitors must spend 2 years in their home country before they can get an H or L visa or a green card.
Read more TN · J-1 · P-1 · R-1Work, train, compete or serve in the US on the right visa
TN work status for Canadians and Mexicans.
Read moreFamily & case support
A green card through marriage, with every step laid out
If you are married to a US citizen or a green card holder, your spouse can petition for you.
Read more K-1Come to the US to marry, then stay together
A US citizen can bring their fiance here to marry.
Read more Case supportGot an RFE or NOID? Here is what to do next
An RFE asks for more evidence.
Read more Case supportGet your green card through a US consulate abroad
If you live outside the US, your immigrant visa goes through the National Visa Center and a US embassy or consulate.
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