What do I need to know for Labor Certification based EB-2 I-140 application?
In the employment-based immigration, the interest in the EB-2 based I-140 petition has substantially increased, and there are a few things which the EB-2 applicants must bear in mind before one considers this option. In the EB-2 Labor Certification application, it is extremely important that the education and experience requirements are “carefully” drafted in the Labor Certification application. Otherwise, people would experience a nightmare or denial of EB-2 petition at the stage of USCIS I-140 petition proceedings, after wasting the time to obtain a labor certification application. In the labor certification application, employer must require either a master’s degree or equivalent, or alternatively a bachelor’s degree with 5 years of progressive experience. In the Labor Certification application, “equivalent” means an equivalent “foreign degree.” Thus, unless the alien applicant proves that he or she has a master’s degree from a U.S. institution or equivalent degree from a foreign ac