EB5 Investors Magazine Volume 4 Issue 1 | Page 100

EB-3 Is it an alternative to EB-5? by David Hirson EB-3 is shorthand for the third preference category of employment-based U.S. permanent residence status (“green cards”). There are five employment categories (EB-1 to EB-5) and four family based categories. The EB-3 visa covers professional workers, skilled workers and unskilled workers. The potential immigrant who is trying to get an EB-3 green card will need a legitimate permanent, ful