EB-2, EB-3 green cards: USCIS updates guidance for professional athletes using online labor portal
If you are a professional athlete applying for an EB-2 or EB-3 green card (permanent residency), USCIS updated its policy to reflect the Department of Labor's online labor certification portal, and you can review your filing steps with your employer or a qualified immigration lawyer.
Who this applies to & what you could do
EB-3 Skilled Workers & Professionals
- Updates petition review guidance to align with electronic FLAG labor certification filings.
- USCIS policy now accounts for EB-3 petitions that use labor certifications from the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system.
- Incorporates the Department of Labor's online FLAG system into guidance for athlete petitions
- Aligns USCIS policy with DOL's electronic FLAG system for professional athlete petitions.
- Gather your electronic labor certification records from the FLAG portal and review your application details with a qualified immigration attorney.
- Collect your documentation from the FLAG system and consult an immigration attorney to ensure your EB-3 application meets current guidelines.
EB-2 Advanced Degree / Exceptional Ability
- Incorporates Department of Labor FLAG system procedures into EB-2 petition reviews.
- USCIS guidance now incorporates labor certifications issued through the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system for EB-2 petitions.
- Addresses how the Department of Labor's FLAG system impacts labor certification-based athlete petitions
- Incorporate guidance for labor certifications processed through DOL's online FLAG system.
- Check with your legal representative or sponsor to ensure your FLAG electronic labor certification records are properly documented in your petition.
- Confirm that your labor certification records from the FLAG system are organized and discuss your petition with a qualified immigration lawyer or your representative.
P Athlete, Artist, Entertainer
- Clarifies that new FLAG rules apply to permanent immigrant petitions rather than temporary P status.
- Applies FLAG system guidelines to labor certification-based green card petitions for professional athletes
- Clarifies electronic labor certification verification during petition processing
- Updates policy manual guidance for professional athlete immigrant petitions to incorporate the DOL FLAG system
- If a sponsor is filing an immigrant petition for you, consult an immigration attorney to understand how FLAG system updates apply to your case.
- If you plan to apply for permanent residence, consult a qualified immigration attorney to understand how your employer's FLAG filings fit into your overall green card timeline.
Adjustment of Status
- USCIS officers will review labor certification evidence in accordance with the updated FLAG system policy.
- Incorporates DOL's FLAG system into policy guidance for athlete petitions.
- Clarifies how electronic labor certification records relate to green card applications.
- Incorporates guidance regarding labor certifications processed through the Department of Labor's FLAG system.
- Consult with your legal representative to confirm your adjustment packet contains the required labor certification records.
- Check with your legal representative or sponsoring employer to ensure your labor certification filing details match current guidance.
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USCIS updates green card filing guidance for professional athletes using the online labor system
USCIS updates green card filing guidance for professional athletes using the online labor portal
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