2025年1月15日 · You may be eligible for an employment-based, second preference visa if you are a member of the professions holding an advanced degree or its equivalent, or a person who has exceptional ability.

2025年1月15日 · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating its policy guidance to clarify how we evaluate eligibility for the second preference employment-based (EB-2) classification for immigrant petitions filed with a request for a national interest waiver (NIW).

2024年8月26日 · The EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) is a provision under the EB2 visa that allows highly skilled foreign nationals professionals to apply for a Green Card without a job offer or labor certification.

2025年2月9日 · To apply for an EB-2 visa, the applicant will first need to file Form I-140 (officially called the “Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker”). The NIW allows the applicant to file this petition on their own behalf — without a job offer and without first acquiring a …

5 天之前 · The EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) green card category is an employment-based second preference one that enables highly skilled professionals to gain U.S. permanent residency without a job offer or labor certification. The EB-2 NIW visa thus emerges as a much-coveted avenue for researchers, entrepreneurs, professionals in STEM (science ...

The EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) visa is an employment-based immigration category that allows foreign nationals with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities to self-petition for a green card without a job offer or labor certification, provided their work benefits the national interest of the United States.

The EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) is a pathway for highly skilled professionals and individuals with exceptional abilities to obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States.

5 天之前 · Of these, the percentage of EB-2 petitioners requesting a National Interest Waiver (NIW) increased from 26 percent in FY 2022 to 43 percent in FY 2023. The process for the EB-2 NIW petition category continues to evolve. On January 15, 2025, USCIS updated its policy guidance on assessing eligibility for EB-2 petitions filed with a request for ...

2025年1月24日 · Accordingly, one option for entrepreneurs includes filing an EB-2 visa petition if they can qualify for an NIW, which exempts them from the job offer requirement and, thus, the labor certification requirement.

The EB-2 NIW allows certain individuals to self-petition for a Green Card, eliminating the need for a specific job offer or employer sponsorship—provided they can demonstrate that their work benefits the United States. This pathway is especially appealing for researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and other professionals whose expertise has ...