EB1A Green Card Pathway

Priority Date Before 2023

Priority Date 2024–2026

No Priority Date

Pathway A — H1B with Priority Date before 2023 (EB2 or EB3)

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H1B Visa

Priority Date
before 2023

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EB1A Profile Building

Strengthen your case

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EB1A Petition Filed

I-140 submitted

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EB1A Approved

I-140 approval

⚡ Auto Priority Date Port Priority Date is automatically ported from EB2/EB3 — no wait needed! Immediate

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File I-485 Green Card

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Pathway B — H1B with Priority Date 2024 · 2025 · 2026 (EB2 or EB3)

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H1B Visa

Priority Date
2024–2026

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EB1A Profile Building

Strengthen your case

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EB1A Petition Filed

I-140 submitted

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EB1A Approved

I-140 approval

⏳ Wait for Priority Date Monitor the Visa Bulletin. File I-485 once your priority date becomes current. Monitor Bulletin

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File I-485 Green Card

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Pathway C — H1B with No Prior Priority Date

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H1B Visa

No existing
priority date

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EB1A Profile Building

Strengthen your case

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EB1A Petition Filed

I-140 submitted

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EB1A Approved

New priority date assigned

📅 Get & Wait for Priority Date A new priority date is assigned at filing. Wait for it to become current per Visa Bulletin. New PD Assigned

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File I-485 Green Card

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