Guides
Employment Green Cards
PERM, I-140, and EB-1/EB-2/EB-3 sponsorship explained.
An employment-based green card is a multi-stage process that can involve two federal agencies and take years: a PERM labor certification from the Department of Labor, an I-140 immigrant petition to USCIS, a wait for a visa number that depends on category and country of birth, and finally adjustment of status or consular processing.
These guides take each stage in turn — PERM recruitment and audits, the I-140 categories from EB-1 through EB-3, the EB-2 national interest waiver that skips PERM, the EB-5 investor route, priority dates and the Visa Bulletin, and portability when a job changes mid-process.
For the representation itself, the employment green card service page explains how Atlas Immigration Law runs these cases for employers and employees on a flat fee, with the employee's status protected at every step.
Need representation? See our employment-based green card services.
Priority Date Retrogression: An Employer’s Guide to Keeping Sponsored Staff
When the Visa Bulletin moves backward, a sponsored employee’s green card can stall for years. Here is how employers keep those employees in status, working, and informed while they wait.
October 2, 202611 min read
EB-5 Investor Green Card: Investment, Jobs and the Path to Residency
The EB-5 program turns a qualifying investment and ten American jobs into a green card for the investor and their family — if the source-of-funds record and job-creation math hold up. Here is how the process actually works.
August 21, 20268 min read
EB-1 Green Card Lawyer: Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researchers & Multinational Executives
EB-1 is the first-preference employment green card — no PERM, often no employer needed, and frequently the fastest route to permanent residence for people at the top of their field. Here is how the three EB-1 subcategories work and how the evidence is actually judged.
August 21, 20268 min read
The EB-2 National Interest Waiver, Explained
The EB-2 National Interest Waiver lets qualified professionals self-petition for a green card — no employer, no PERM — by proving their work matters to the United States. Here is how the Dhanasar test works and what a winning record looks like.
August 21, 20268 min read
PERM Labor Certification: From Recruitment to the I-140
PERM labor certification and the I-140 immigrant petition are two halves of one employer-sponsored green card process — and a mistake in either half can send the case back to the start. Here is how the whole sequence works.
August 21, 20269 min read