Green Cards for Special Immigrants: Who is a Special Immigrant?

The special immigrant program is better known as the fourth preference category of employment-based immigration or the EB-4. This type of employment-based immigration is very unique and not as widely popular as other categories of employment-based immigration. Under this category, 10,000 green cards available each year and the 10,000 green cards are rarely exhausted. As a result, this category of employment-based immigration provides a way for a foreign worker who meets the specific requirement to obtain a green card.

The qualification for the special immigrant program depends upon the category of special immigrant. For instance, the qualification for Religious worker is different from the qualification for Physician National Interest Waiver. The good news is that if person qualifies under the Special Immigrant program, the wait time for a green card is usually shorter than the wait time in the other employment-based immigration preference category.

In order to apply, a person must fit the qualifications of people listed as Special Immigrants. Some of the people listed as Special immigrants under the employment-based immigration fourth preference are:

• Religious workers
• Physicians National Interest Waiver
• Broadcasters
• International Organization Employee and Family members
• Armed Forces Members
• Juvenile Court Dependents (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS))

For more information about Special Immigrant visas contact our office at 602-535-2500 and visit our page at www.immigrationlawyeraz.com.

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