안녕하세요, US 이민법인입니다.
영주권 문호 상 2순위, 3순위에 해당하는 EB-2와 EB-3 비자의 청원의 경우
고용주가 USCIS에 Form I-140을 제출하기 전,
미국 노동부(Department of Labor)로부터 노동허가(Labor Certificate)를 받아야합니다.
그러나 부족한 직업군에 대해서는 노동허가를 면제해주고 이를 Schedule A로 분류를 하였습니다.
Schedule A의 직업군으로는
(그룹 I): 등록 간호사와 물리 치료사
(그룹 II): 과학 또는 예술에서 특별한 능력을 가진 신청자 또는 공연 예술에서
특별한 능력을 가진 신청자입니다.
미 이민국(USCIS) 정책 매뉴얼 중 그룹 II에 해당하는
"과학 또는 예술"의 정의에 대해 추가 설명 하였다고 합니다.
아래는 관련 USCIS 공식 뉴스입니다.
[이민뉴스]
USCIS Adopts Department of Labor Definition of “Science or Art”
ㅣ 2024.04.10 ㅣ USCISㅣ
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance (PDF, 321.14 KB) in the USCIS Policy Manual to add the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) definition of “science or art” for Schedule A, Group II cases.
For many employment-based 2nd and 3rd preference (EB-2 and EB-3) petitions, employers must obtain a labor certification from DOL before filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, with USCIS. For certain occupations, referred to as Schedule A occupations, DOL has predetermined that there are not sufficient U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available. For these occupations, employers submit the labor certification directly to USCIS, bypassing DOL review. Currently, DOL has designated two groups of occupations under Schedule A: registered nurses and physical therapists (Group I); and beneficiaries with exceptional ability in the sciences or arts (except performing arts) and beneficiaries with exceptional ability in performing arts (Group II).
Since USCIS considers DOL regulations when adjudicating petitions based on Schedule A occupations, we are now adding reference to DOL’s regulatory definition of “science or art” into our policy to align with DOL, as it relates to Group II. When designating Schedule A, Group II, DOL defines science or art as “any field of knowledge or skill with respect to which colleges and universities commonly offer specialized courses leading to a degree in the knowledge or skill.” We made an additional update to explain that, as with all adjudications, we review both the quantity and the quality of the evidence provided.
This guidance, contained in Volume 6 of the Policy Manual, is effective immediately upon publication. This update does not change policy or operations. This is an update to incorporate the DOL definition in the USCIS Policy Manual.
For more information, please see Volume 6, Part E, Chapter 7, of the USCIS Policy Manual.
첨부된 신문기사 참고 ▼
Form I-693 비용에 대한 참고 내용 ▼
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