Green card

Nonimmigrant visa

Multinational Executives and Managers

Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers

Corporate executives, High-level managers, Business owners

Landscapers, Hospitality workers, Construction workers, Technicians, Retail staff

• The U.S. job must be in an executive or managerial capacity.

• You must have been employed by a foreign branch, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the U.S. sponsor.

• You must have worked for the foreign company for at least one year within the three years preceding the visa application.

• The sponsoring company must have been operating in the U.S. for at least one year.

• Employers must demonstrate a temporary need, which is limited to up to three years for a one-time need or 10 months for seasonal, peak load, or intermittent needs.

• Employers must provide evidence that there are no U.S. workers who are willing, qualified, and able to perform the temporary work.

• Employers must certify that hiring H-2B workers will not negatively impact the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.

• Provides complete flexibility to work, live, and study in the U.S.

• No labor certification is required, simplifying the application process.

• Offers the fastest pathway to a green card among EB categories.

• The application process closely mirrors the L-1A visa process and uses similar documentation.

• Direct path to citizenship after 5 years.

• Does not focus on individual credentials, making it accessible to a wide range of applicants.

• Allows U.S. employers to address temporary labor shortages in non-agricultural sectors.

• Flexible in meeting seasonal, peak load, and intermittent labor needs.

• Requires sponsorship and a specific job offer from a U.S. company with a qualifying relationship to the foreign company.

• Limited to multinational executives and managers, significantly restricting eligibility.

• Subject to semi-annual quotas and a rigid lottery-based application process.

• Employers must undergo a rigorous certification process to prove the unavailability of U.S. workers.

• Spouses and dependents do not receive work authorization.

Required

Required

Permanent residency

Duration of labor certification, up to 1 year, renewable for a total of up to 3 years

Every 10 years

Renewable up to 3 years

10-18 months¹

5-6 months

45 business days²

15 business days

Yes

No

¹Applicants from India, China, or Mexico may experience longer wait times.

²Available only for the first stage of the process, while the second stage typically takes an additional 9-18 months.

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