You might be eligible for this immigrant visa choice classification if you are an experienced employee, expert, or other worker.

- Skilled workers are persons who can performing proficient labor and whose job requires at least 2 years training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature. Skilled employees should likewise satisfy any academic, training, or experience requirements of the task chance. Relevant post-secondary education may be considered as training.
- Professionals are individuals who hold a minimum of a U.S. bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree and belong to the professions. Their jobs need a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Professionals must likewise fulfill any instructional, training, or experience requirements of the task chance.
- Other employees (likewise called inexperienced employees) are persons efficient in carrying out common labor whose job needs less than 2 years training or experience, not of a short-lived or seasonal nature. Other employees must likewise fulfill any instructional, training, or experience requirements of the task opportunity.
Labor Certification

Third choice petitions are usually accompanied by an a signed Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, approved by DOL, or, for labor accreditation 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 due to the fact that DOL has actually already identified there are not adequate U.S. employees for those occupations. Currently, DOL has designated 2 groups of professions under Schedule A. Group I includes expert nurses and physiotherapists. Group II includes recipients with exceptional capability in the sciences or arts (including institution of higher learning teachers) and immigrants of exceptional capability in the performing arts. A petition for Schedule A designation should be accompanied by a completed, uncertified Form ETA-9089, including all applicable appendices, a signed Final Determination, and a valid prevailing wage determination tracking 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 designation) needs to require at least 2 years of experience or training.
- You must demonstrate that you have met any task requirements specified on the labor accreditation (or application for Schedule A designation). This evidence may consist of main academic records and letters from current or former companies.
- Relevant post-secondary education may be considered as training.

• The labor certification (or application for Schedule A designation) should require at least a U.S. bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree, and a bachelor's degree is the typical requirement for entry into the occupation.
  - You should demonstrate that you have satisfied any job requirements defined on the labor accreditation (or application for Schedule A designation). This may consist of main scholastic records and letters from current or former employers.
  - Education and experience may not be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  
• The labor certification should need less than 2 years training or experience.
  - You need to show that you have satisfied any requirements defined on the labor certification.
  Immigrant Petition Process
  
  Third preference petitions are submitted using Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. For details on required supporting paperwork and filing charges, see the Form I-140 webpage (that includes the Form I-140 instructions and info about filing fees) and the Petition Filing and Processing Procedures for employment Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers webpage.