Overview
The EB-4 Employment-Based Fourth Preference category covers special immigrant populations, including religious workers, foreign medical graduates, international organization employees, retired NATO employees, and Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ). Mobility Immigration provides focused counsel to religious entities and vulnerable individuals qualifying for permanent residence under this category.
Requirements
Requirements vary by subcategory
Requirements vary based on the specific EB-4 statutory subcategory.
Religious workers
Religious workers must present documentation showing at least two years of continuous membership in a bona fide religious denomination, along with a job offer from a non-profit U.S. religious organization to work as a minister or in a religious occupation.
Special Immigrant Juveniles
Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) must possess valid state juvenile court orders finding that the child is dependent on the court, cannot re-unify with one or both parents due to abuse, abandonment, or neglect, and that returning to their home country is not in their best interest.
Key benefits
- Creates a permanent residency pathway for specialized religious workers and vulnerable youths.
- Bypasses standard Department of Labor PERM labor certification requirements.
- Grants permanent residency and work authorization to essential non-profit and community servants.
- Protects vulnerable immigrant youth through juvenile court intervention coupled with immigration relief.