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EB-2 is an immigrant visa preference category for United States employment-based permanent residency, created by the Immigration Act of 1990. The category includes "members of the professions holding advanced degrees or their equivalent", and "individuals who because of their exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business will substantially benefit prospectively the national economy, cultural or educational interests, or welfare of the United States, and whose services in the sciences, arts, professions, or business are sought by an employer in the United States".〔 Applicants (with the exception of applicants applying for an exemption known as ''National Interest Waiver'') must generally have an approved labor certification, a job offer, and their employer must have filed an ''Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker'' (form I-140) with the USCIS. ==Eligibility criteria== The statutory requirements may be found in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) at Section 203(b)(2). The regulatory requirements may be found in the Title 8 Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR) at section 204.5(k). There are three sub-categories of EB-2: * "advanced degree" - the job must require an "advanced" degree (master's degree or superior), and the applicant must possess one or its equivalent (a baccalaureate degree plus five years progressive work experience in the field). Not all advanced degree qualify; the job must be a "profession" – an occupation (including, but not limited to architects, engineers, lawyers, physicians, surgeons, and teachers in elementary or secondary schools, colleges, academics, or seminaries) that requires at a minimum a US baccalaureate degree or its foreign equivalent.〔 * "exceptional ability", in the sciences, arts, or business, meaning “a degree of expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered in the sciences, arts, or business” * "national interest waiver" - same as "exceptional ability", but requesting that the labor certification be waived because it is in the interest of the United States. These individuals may also self-petition (they do not need an employer to sponsor them).〔 A special provision allows national interest waivers to be granted to physicians who agree to work full-time in areas with a shortage of healthcare professionals. Entrepreneurs may also qualify for the EB-2 category under certain conditions.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「EB-2 visa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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