U.S. Labor Certification Lawyers Assisting Nationwide and International Clients
The employment-based immigration, advanced degree visa and investor visa lawyers at Swanson & Swanson in Los Angeles can help with your professional ambition as employer or employee.
I am Steven F. Swanson. In the decades since our founder Otto F. Swanson undertook his work with the Immigration Service in 1954, then established our law firm, we have accumulated decades of experience with the handling of employment-based immigration matters, including immigrants with advanced degrees or those with exceptional abilities who have labor certification.
Our California attorneys have successfully served statewide, national and international clients during our almost 60 years of service to the business community. We want to help you too.
To speak to a knowledgeable immigration attorney about employment-based immigration matters, including immigrants with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities and have labor certification, or to discuss your particular situation, call 310-694-5914.
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Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability (With Labor Certification) – EB-2(a)
EB-2(a) immigrant classification is reserved for those with an advanced degree seeking to be employed in a professional capacity; or those with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business who intend to pursue his or her field of expertise.
This immigrant classification requires that the alien satisfy one of these criteria:
- Hold a U.S. academic or professional degree or a foreign equivalent degree above that of baccalaureate, and is offered employment in an occupation for which a U.S. baccalaureate degree or its foreign equivalent is the minimum requirement for entry into the occupation
- Hold a U.S. baccalaureate degree or a foreign equivalent degree followed by at least five years of progressive experience in the specialty, and in an occupation for which a U.S. baccalaureate degree or its foreign equivalent is the minimum requirement for entry into the occupation
- Have exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business, which is to say the alien is possessed of expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered, and is offered employment for which his or her ability is needed
Immigrant classification of this character requires a job offer and lack of available U.S. workers to fill the position. To establish the lack of available United States workers, an employer must first apply for an alien labor certification. However, in some instances, the job offer and certification can be waived via EB-2(b).
For additional information about employment-based immigration, including EB-2 green cards for immigrants with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities and labor certification — or to discuss your immigration and naturalization matter with an experienced U.S. immigration attorney — please call or write Swanson & Swanson.
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Find out more about immigration for employees with advanced degrees by contacting our law offices for an initial consultation. Call us at 310-694-5914 or reach us by e-mail or fax message.
