photoB2PermanentEmploymentAn immigrant is a foreign national who has been authorized to live and work permanently in the United States. To become an immigrant based on a permanent employment opportunity in the United States, or if an employer wants to sponsor someone for lawful permanent residency based on permanent employment in the United States, there is a multi-step process.


The United States allows up to 140,000 immigrants each year to be granted permanent residence based on the work that they perform while in the country. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) has preferences for which type of workers are granted permanent residence.

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