EB-3 Visas

EB-3 Professionals, Skilled Workers, or Unskilled/Other Workers

The third preference employment-based immigration category (EB-3) is for professionals, skilled workers, and unskilled/other workers. A job offer and labor certification from the Department of Labor are required for the EB-3 category. The requirements for EB-3 are somewhat less stringent than for EB-1 and EB-2.

EB-3 Professionals, Skilled Workers, or Unskilled/Other Workers

The third preference employment-based immigration category (EB-3) is for professionals, skilled workers, and unskilled/other workers.   A job offer and labor certification from the Department of Labor are required for the EB-3 category. The requirements for EB-3 are somewhat less stringent than for EB-1 and EB-2.

The EB-3 category breaks down as follows:

EB-3 Professionals: Applicants for the EB-3 professional category must be able to demonstrate that they possess a U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign degree equivalent, and that a baccalaureate degree is the normal requirement for entry into the occupation. They must also demonstrate through an approved labor certification that they will be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States. It should be noted that a combination of education and experience may not be substituted for the baccalaureate degree requirement.

EB-3 Skilled Workers: Skilled worker applicants must be able to demonstrate at least two years of job experience or training. They must also demonstrate through an approved labor certification that they will be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.

EB-3 Unskilled/Other Workers: Unskilled/other worker applicants must be capable, at the time the petition is filed on their behalf, of performing unskilled labor (requiring less than two years training or experience), that is not of a temporary or seasonal nature. They must also demonstrate through an approved labor certification that they will be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States.