https://www.souus.com/en/tags/employment-based-immigration/Recent content in Employment-Based Immigration on Smart Savings & OffersHugoen-usFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.souus.com/en/life-decoded/us-employment-based-immigration/Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:00 +0200https://www.souus.com/en/life-decoded/us-employment-based-immigration/<p>This article is general information, not legal advice. The first employment-based immigration decision is not whether to premium-process a petition. It is choosing the <strong>right EB category</strong>, because job-offer requirements, labor-certification rules, self-petition options, and visa timing differ sharply across the system.</p> <h2 id="outcome-and-prerequisites">Outcome and prerequisites</h2> <p>USCIS says approximately <strong>140,000</strong> employment-based immigrant visas are available each fiscal year for principal workers and qualifying family members. The system is divided into five preference categories.</p>