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Employment-based fourth-preference green card for special immigrant categories such as religious workers, certain international-organization employees, and others defined by statute.
Special immigrants defined by law (e.g. religious workers, certain broadcasters, international-organization staff).
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
In many EB-4 categories, your spouse and unmarried children under 21 may be admitted with you, though the rules depend on the specific subcategory.
EB-4 is the fourth-preference green card for certain special immigrants defined by law, such as religious workers and some international-organization employees.
Most EB-4 categories use Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, which can be filed by an employer or, for some categories, by the applicant on their own behalf.
EB-4 covers several special immigrant groups, including religious workers, certain employees of the U.S. government abroad, special immigrant juveniles, certain physicians, broadcasters, and certain members of the armed forces.
You must have been a member of a qualifying religious denomination for at least two years, have worked continuously in a qualifying religious role for the two years before filing, and seek to enter the U.S. to work full time in that religious vocation or occupation.
Yes. EB-4 is an annually limited preference category, so a visa number must be available under the Visa Bulletin before you can complete the green card process.
No. EB-4 special immigrant categories do not require a Department of Labor labor certification, unlike the EB-2 and EB-3 categories.
