VISA EB2 - NIW professionals with exemption for national interest
Green Card without sponsorship for high -level professionals demonstrating national interest
It is about obtaining permanent legal residence (Green Card) for professionals who have a high academic level as a doctorate or mastery, and has the following advantages:
- You don't need to have a job offer.
- It is not required to make a high economic investment.
- It is a different visa to the job visa mainly because the applural is exempt from presenting with a sponsor.
- It is required to present a proposal that implies interest for the United States. (NIW - National Interest Waiver).
- It is one of the fastest procedures to obtain a permanent legal residence. As of January 2023, the American government has granted facilities for the granting of this type of residences, a situation that has allowed our office to obtain a high favorability rate in the cases raised.
It is required to have a fourth level professional title as a doctorate or mastery of at least 2 years of study.
If you do not have a fourth-level degree, you can apply with a third-level professional degree demonstrating an experience of at least 5 years.
No. This visa grants permanent legal residence to high-level professionals.
If you have a professional degree, you must demonstrate extraordinary talent or apply for another type of visa.
There is no specific list, but the US Government has published that this type of visa is mainly for: people with a high academic level in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and businessmen.
In the science section and in the business section, professionals of all kinds and disciplines can enter. Even doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc.
No, all professions apply without restriction.
Yes. The applicant may benefit from legal permanent residence in the United States to his spouse and unmarried children under 21 years of age.
The processing time for this visa is relatively less than other types of visa. We have had procedures that have taken less than two months and others that have taken up to a year since the application was made.
As mentioned, the US Immigration Department is unusually accepting petitions from professionals based on national interest. It all depends on how the application is presented and demonstrating that the impact of the applicant upon arrival will be positive. This implies an increase thanks to the current Government and we believe that it will not last long. However, it is recommended to leave the case in the hands of experts.
La Green Card tiene una Validez de 10 años renovable. Sin embargo, luego de 5 años de haberla obtenido, la persona puede optar por nacionalizarse, es decir por obtener la ciudadanía americana.
It is a letter of intent or proposal that must be submitted to the United States Immigration Department in which the professional will explain how his life project in North American territory has a national interest for the Country. In this way, the applicant is exempt from having a sponsoring employer in order to apply for legal permanent residence.
Yes, because it is a legal permanent residence.
By obtaining legal permanent residence you can obtain citizenship after 5 years.
No. It is only necessary to prepare a life plan that allows the American Government to understand that what the applicant will do upon arriving with the residence has an interest, a benefit for the Country.