EB-3 Visa
Step-by-Step Process

Before anything is filed, it is worth being honest about whether the category fits. The unskilled subgroup is for permanent, full-time roles needing less than two years of training or experience.

This is also the point to surface anything that could complicate the case later — previous refusals, overstays, criminal matters, or a child approaching 21.

Everything downstream depends on a genuine vacancy with an employer prepared to commit. Through our US recruiting partner we work to match applicants with employers who sponsor these roles.

The employer must be able to pay the offered wage and to demonstrate that from the priority date onwards.

The employer obtains a prevailing wage determination, advertises the role under set rules, and files the PERM application with the Department of Labor.

Cases can be selected for audit, which adds time. The costs of this stage are the employer's responsibility under US regulations.

The petition establishes that the job and the employer qualify, and that you meet the role's requirements. Your priority date — your place in the queue — is normally set when the PERM application was filed.

We help you assemble the evidence the petition needs and keep every document in one place.

This is usually the longest stage of an EB-3 unskilled case, because only about 10,000 visas are available worldwide in this subgroup each year.

The Visa Bulletin is published monthly and can move backwards as well as forwards. It is worth checking it yourself rather than relying on anyone's prediction.

Most applicants outside the United States go through consular processing at a US embassy or consulate, submitting the immigrant visa application and supporting civil documents.

This is when the document set you have been building really matters — missing or inconsistent records are the most common cause of delay here.

The medical examination must be done by a panel physician authorised for your location. Vaccination records are part of it.

At the interview you confirm your identity, your job offer and your history. Answer honestly and consistently with what is in your file.

You enter as a permanent resident. There are practical things to get right early — a social security number, tax registration, and keeping your residence in order if you travel.

Permanent residency can eventually open a route to citizenship once the residency requirements are met.