You may be qualified for this immigrant visa choice category if you are an experienced worker, expert, or other worker.

- Skilled workers are persons who are capable of carrying out knowledgeable labor and whose job requires at least 2 years training or experience, not of a momentary or seasonal nature. Skilled workers should likewise fulfill any academic, training, or experience requirements of the job opportunity. 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 occupations. Their tasks need a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Professionals must likewise fulfill any instructional, training, or experience requirements of the task opportunity.
- Other employees (also called unskilled workers) are persons efficient in performing inexperienced labor whose task needs less than 2 years training or experience, not of a momentary or seasonal nature. Other workers need to likewise fulfill any instructional, training, or experience requirements of the job chance.
Labor Certification

Third preference petitions are generally accompanied by an a signed Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, authorized by DOL, or, for labor accreditation applications submitted on or after June 1, 2023, using DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system, an approved and signed Form ETA-9089, Final Determination - Permanent Employment Certification Approval (Final Certification). For more details, see the Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification webpage.

Petitions for Schedule An occupations are not needed to have a DOL-approved labor employment accreditation. This is since DOL has actually currently determined there are not enough U.S. employees for those occupations. Currently, DOL has actually designated 2 groups of occupations under Schedule A. Group I consists of professional nurses and physiotherapists. Group II consists of beneficiaries with extraordinary ability in the or arts (including college and university teachers) and immigrants of extraordinary capability in the carrying out arts. A petition for Schedule A designation should be accompanied by a completed, uncertified Form ETA-9089, including all relevant appendices, a signed Final Determination, and a legitimate dominating wage determination tracking number in Section E, Item 1 of the uncertified Form ETA-9089. To learn more on Schedule A requirements, see Volume 6, Part E, Chapter 7, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

- The labor certification (or application for Schedule A classification) needs to require at least 2 years of experience or training.
- You should show that you have actually satisfied any job requirements specified on the labor employment certification (or application for Schedule A designation). This proof might include official scholastic records and letters from existing or former employers.
- Relevant post-secondary education might be considered as training.

• The labor certification (or application for Schedule A designation) needs to need at least a U.S. bachelor's or employment foreign equivalent degree, and a bachelor's degree is the normal requirement for entry into the occupation.
  - You should show that you have met any job requirements defined on the labor certification (or application for Schedule A classification). This proof may consist of official scholastic records and letters from present or previous employers.
  - Education and experience may not be replacemented for a bachelor's degree.

- The labor accreditation need to require less than 2 years training or experience.
- You should demonstrate that you have met any requirements defined on the labor accreditation.
Immigrant Petition Process

Third choice petitions are submitted using Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. For info on needed supporting paperwork and filing charges, see the Form I-140 website (which includes the Form I-140 directions and info about filing costs) and the Petition Filing and Processing Procedures for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers website.