FAQ
Advantages & Disadvantages of EB-1A:
TThe EB-1A category for aliens of extraordinary ability has the following advantages:
1) Does not require a permanent job offer in the United States, to obtain your green card through the labor certification process. You can also receive work and travel authorization for your spouse and children.
2) More flexible than the labor certification process. Compared to the labor certification process, you may be able to change jobs much sooner and may be able to change to a much broader range of job opportunities.
3) You can self-petition. That is, the petition does not require the signature of anyone at the university or company where you work.
The EB-1A category for aliens of extraordinary ability has the following disadvantages:
1) Not everyone qualifies.
2) Can be less predictable than cases filed through the labor certification process, although the labor certification process is itself not always very predictable.
EB-1A Approval Rate:
Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker is a form submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) by a prospective employer to petition an alien to work in the US on a permanent basis. This is done in the case when the worker is deemed extraordinary in some sense or when qualified workers do not exist in the US. The employer who files is called the petitioner, and the alien employee is called the beneficiary; these two can coincide in the case of a self-petitioner. The form is 6 pages long with a separate 10-page instructions document as of 2016. It is one of the USCIS immigration forms.
Form I-140 is required for EB categories EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. For EB-4 and EB-5, Forms I-360 and I-526 are used, respectively.
DS-260 (Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application) is the green card application for applicants applying from outside the United States. The DS-260 , officially called the “immigrant visa electronic application", is handled through the National Visa Center (NVC) and your local U.S. Embassy or consulate.
The National Visa Center (NVC) processes the approved immigrant visa petitions received from the USCIS. They retain the cases until a consular officer abroad or in the U.S. (depending on the case details) is ready to adjudicate them. The NVC requires a fee before any more progress can take place in your immigration efforts.
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. It is used by a person in the United States to apply for lawful permanent resident status. It is an application for adjustment of status or as an adjustment application.
A Combo Card is the combination of an Employment Authorization Document(EAD) and Advance Parole permission (AP). Combo card will only be granted when you apply I-131 and I-765 at same time. This is a result of the previous step of filling i-765 and i-131.
USCIS issues this combo card to people who have a pending adjustment of status petition so the applicant is able to work legally in the U.S. and travel overseas without abandoning the in progress green card application.
important note: from submitting i-485 to receiving combo card, the applicants is not allow to leave the United State.
the interview will take place around 2-3 months after the DS-260 submission. It will take place at your local US Consulate/Embassy.
Right after the interview, when you pass, your passport will be taken away for immigration visa issuing, and you wil get your passport back with immigration visa on it after a few week.
After you get back your passport with immigration visa on it, you will need to enter US within 6 months. Once you enter the US, the Green Card will be issued.