How does the application process work?

If the U.S. Department of Labor has granted a Labor Certification or you have been granted a National Interest Waiver, those are the remaining steps for obtaining the EB-2 green card:

The U.S. employer submits the petition (I-140) to the appropriate USCIS Service Center in the U.S. In addition to the fees, extensive additional documentation has to be added to the application, especially evidence that the employee meets the respective requirements. Please note that green card applications are very complex processes.

 

IMPORTANT: In 2009, the Premium Processing Service was reintroduced for the EB-2 green card application process. This means that for an extra US$ 1,000 USCIS guarantees to make a decision within 15 working days after receipt of the petition and to ask any follow-up questions within this period. Find information about the USCIS processing times on this website: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplay.do.

Please also note the information in the Visa Bulletin stating current availability of immigration visas and thus also about respective waiting times. In the EB-2 category, visas are usually always available.

After approval by USCIS, the applicant will be issued the green card in the so-called Consular Processing. This, too, is a very complex process.
Furthermore, the applicant has the option of applying for "adjustment of status" in the U.S. (e.g. if he or she already has a valid non-immigrant status).

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