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Immigration

Temporary workers' visas
& workers qualified for permanent residence

By Edward Yang

1. How many classifications of temporary workers are there and what are they?

There are twelve classifications of temporary workers:

H-1A applies to registered nurses

H-1B applies to those persons who have special knowledge after taking specific course of higher education. This classification requires a labor attestation issued by the Secretary of Labor (Annual quota is 65,000).

H-2A is a classification for temporary and seasonal agricultural workers.

H-2B is a classification for temporary and seasonal nonagricultural workers. Workers in this classification are required to have temporary labor certification issued by the Secretary of Labor (Annual quota is 66,000).

H-3 this classification applies to practical training in the education of handicapped children (Annual quota is 50); as well as to trainees other than medical or academic field.

L classification applies to intracompany transferees for employees with managerial, executive or specialized knowledge who will be employed by an affiliate organization of the same employer in the United States.

O-1 classification applies to those persons who have extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics or motion picture and television.

O-2 applies to those persons accompanying an O-1 alien to assist in his performance.

P-1 classification applies to individual or team athletes or members of an entertainment group with international recognition (Annual quota is 25,000).

P-2 classification applies to those artists and entertainers who will perform under a reciprocal exchange program.

P-3 classification applies to artists or entertainers who perform under a culturally unique program, (Annual quota is 25,000).


Q-1 classification applies to participants in an international cultural exchange program for the purpose of training and sharing of the history, culture and traditions of the alien's home country.

2. How many categories are there for granting permanent residence to foreign nationals based on employment skills?

EB-1 is a classification for Priority workers. Priority workers are foreign nationals of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, athletics, researchers, professors and business executives.

EB-2 is a classification for professionals with advanced degree or persons with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts or business.

EB-3 is a classification for skilled or professional workers with minimum of two years training and experience.

EB-4 is a classification for special immigrants such as foreign religious workers and employees and former employees of the U.S. Government abroad.

EB-5 is a classification for immigrant investors.

For questions or to add information to the page
please e-mail Bo Lorentzen