The EB-3 is the broadest employment-based path to a United States green card. It covers three subgroups — skilled workers, professionals, and other workers — all of which require a job offer from a United States employer and PERM Labor Certification from the Department of Labor.

This 18-page plain-language Playbook walks through every stage of the EB-3 process: who qualifies in each of the three subgroups, how PERM Labor Certification works, how Form I-140 fits, how priority dates and the Visa Bulletin control timing, the EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade strategy that applicants in retrogressed categories use, how adjustment of status and consular processing differ, how EB-3 compares to EB-2 and other adjacent categories, and what to do when something goes wrong.

What’s inside

What EB-3 actually is
The three subgroups: skilled, professional, other worker
Who qualifies as a skilled worker
Who qualifies as a professional
Who qualifies as an other worker
PERM Labor Certification for an EB-3 case
The I-140 petition
Priority dates and the Visa Bulletin
EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade strategy
Adjustment of status for applicants in the United States
Consular processing for applicants abroad
EB-3 compared to EB-2 and other options
When something goes wrong
Resources and legal aid

18 pages. Instant download. Written by an inactive Illinois-licensed attorney with 25 years of legal experience. Not legal advice.