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class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Permanent Workers</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Workers</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="https://www.e-verify.gov/" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">E-Verify</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-9-central" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-9 Central</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/avoid-scams" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Avoid Scams</h3></a> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/common-scams" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Common Scams</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/find-legal-services" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Find Legal Services</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/report-immigration-scams" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Report Immigration Scams</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/about-us/careers-at-uscis" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Careers at USCIS</h3></a> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li 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class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Most Accessed Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-9" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-485" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-765" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-765, Application for Employment Authorization</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-90" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/n-400" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">N-400, Application for Naturalization</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Family Based Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-129f" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-130" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-130, Petition for Alien Relative</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-360" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-600" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-751" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/forms/all-forms" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">All Forms</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/file-online" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">File Online</h3></a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Employment Based Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-129" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-140" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-526" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-539" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Humanitarian Based Forms</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-589" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-730" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/i-821" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item level-1"> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link " aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="menu-4153" type="button"><span class="usa-nav__link__title">Newsroom</span></button> <div id="menu-4153" class="usa-nav__submenu usa-megamenu" hidden> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-title"><div class="desktop:grid-col-3"><div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"><a href="/newsroom" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h2 class="nav__submenu-item-parent-heading">Newsroom</h2></a></div></div></div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/all-news" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">All News</h3></a> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/newsroom/alerts" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Alerts</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/news/all-news/fact-sheets" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Fact Sheets</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/newsroom/news-releases" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">News Releases</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/media-contacts" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Media Contacts</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/video-and-photo-gallery" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Multimedia Gallery</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/social-media-directory" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Social Media Directory</h3></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/newsroom/speeches-statements-testimony" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Speeches, Statements, Testimony</h3></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item level-1"> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link " aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="menu-88387" type="button"><span class="usa-nav__link__title">Citizenship</span></button> <div id="menu-88387" class="usa-nav__submenu usa-megamenu" hidden> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-title"><div class="desktop:grid-col-3"><div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"><a href="/citizenship" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h2 class="nav__submenu-item-parent-heading">Citizenship</h2></a></div></div></div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Learners</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/apply-for-citizenship" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Apply for Citizenship</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Learn About Citizenship</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Naturalization Test and Study Resources</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Educators</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/resources-for-educational-programs/educational-products-for-educators-and-program-administrators" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Educational Products for Educators</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/resources-for-educational-programs" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Resources for Educational Programs</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/resources-for-educational-programs/register-for-training" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Teacher Training Sessions</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <div class="nav__submenu-item-nolink"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Organizations</h3></div> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship/outreach-tools" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Outreach Tools</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/citizenship-resource-center/naturalization-related-data-and-statistics" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Naturalization-Related Data and Statistics</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div 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class="desktop:grid-col-3"><div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"><a href="/green-card" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h2 class="nav__submenu-item-parent-heading">Green Card</h2></a></div></div></div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4 nav__submenu-group"> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-1"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-2"> <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><h3 class="nav__submenu-item-sub-heading">Green Card Processes and Procedures</h3></a> <div class="usa-col"> <ul class="usa-nav__submenu-list level-2"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/adjustment-of-status" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span class="nav__submenu-item-link__text">Adjustment of Status</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item level-3"> <a href="/green-card/after-we-grant-your-green-card" class="nav__submenu-item-link"><span 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This page provides a summary of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa classifications and other categories of aliens who are eligible for employment authorization. Each classification provides a link to more detailed information on its requirements.</p><p>A common way to work temporarily in the United States as a nonimmigrant is for a prospective employer to file a petition with USCIS on your behalf. The <a href="/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="85f62232-dd76-45de-bce4-bb30bcf04ca1" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Workers webpage</a> describes the main nonimmigrant temporary worker classifications.</p><p>If you have the right combination of skills, education, and/or work experience, you may be able to live and work permanently in the United States by seeking an employment-based immigrant visa. The <a href="/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d9480c5c-5b9c-4ae2-98d8-92a52451fb56" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Permanent Workers webpage</a> describes the five employment-based immigrant visa preferences (also called categories).</p><p>If you live outside the United States and want to work here, you generally must apply for a visa from the U.S. Department of State (DOS), unless a visa is not required for people from your country of nationality. You may visit <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/travel-without-a-visa.html">DOS’ Travel Without a Visa page</a> for more information.</p><p>In many cases, USCIS must approve your petition before you are eligible to apply to DOS for a visa or seek admission at a port of entry. Before entering the United States, you must present yourself to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer and receive permission to enter the United States and engage in your proposed activity.</p><p>If you are in the United States in a lawful nonimmigrant status that does not provide employment authorization, you generally may apply for:</p><ul><li>A change of status to a nonimmigrant classification that provides employment authorization; or</li><li>An adjustment of status to become a lawful permanent resident. This may be a <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/concurrent-filing-of-form-i-485" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a6e6c43d-147c-4560-ac62-df45b32871b6" data-entity-substitution="canonical">concurrent filing</a> with an immigrant visa petition or, depending on the circumstances, may require an applicant to obtain an approved immigrant visa before applying for an adjustment of status to become a lawful permanent resident.</li></ul><p>Depending on the classification you seek, your change or adjustment of status application might require a U.S. employer or other qualified requestor to file an application or petition on your behalf to establish your eligibility before we approve your application. However, if you apply based on certain classifications (for example, an alien with extraordinary ability or as a nonimmigrant E-1 or E-2 principal treaty trader or investor), you may be eligible to self-petition, which means filing an application on your own behalf.</p><p>Additionally, if you are in the United States, including if you are an applicant for permanent residence or a certain family member of an alien who has lawful nonimmigrant status, you may file <a href="/i-765" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="983b2b27-2406-41b0-a21b-c5c916fc669c" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization</a>, to request employment authorization and an <a href="/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/employment-authorization-document" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="707521fa-2975-4381-bb57-1d9e1682d198" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Employment Authorization Document</a> (EAD). You may also apply for an EAD that shows such authorization if your immigration status authorizes you to work in the United States without restrictions.</p><p>The conditions you must meet and how long you can work in the United States depend on the type of immigration status the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants. You must comply with all conditions of your employment authorization and the terms of your admission to this country. 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