Visa: Permanent Residency Employment Based Visa [EB-3], which is known as the Green Card is available for qualified workers in 4-5 years. The entire family of the applicant, i.e. spouse and all unmarried children under the age of 21, can also be included in the application.

Positions: AWV assists US Companies in locating and recruiting qualified Workers, both skilled and unskilled. Positions for skilled Workers are in the hospitality, restaurant, building maintenance, construction, automobile repair and other workers. Positions for unskilled Workers include food processing, cleaning and janitorial, warehousing and assembly.

Term: All positions must be full time, and all positions are for Companies that are not able to find and recruit qualified and available US Workers to meet their employment needs. Upon receipt of the Permanent Residency visa or Green Card, the Worker does not have to reapply for a work visa to continue on a full time basis with the Company, as the visa has an indefinite term for employment authorization.

Wages and Benefits: All sponsoring Companies comply with government wage standards that require the international Worker to receive the same wage as US workers for the same position. The description of the position and requirements of the employer will factor significantly into the wage determination. The process requires that the employer apply for Labor Certification through Department of Labor [DOL]. The wage rate is based upon the description of the position provided by the Company and the specific geographical location of the work. The Company will advertise and meet other requirements of the DOL. All costs for obtaining Labor Certification are the responsibility of the employer, not the Worker and not AWV.

In addition to the wages paid to the Worker, the Company should also provide Worker's Compensation insurance in accordance with State Law and make required federal and state tax deductions from the Worker's payroll. Although health insurance for the Worker is not mandatory, it is highly recommended that health insurance be provided.

Housing: The Worker is responsible for housing and other personal expenses while in the US Depending upon the needs of the Worker, it is recommended that the Company assist the Worker in finding affordable, safe and convenient housing.

Transportation: Travel to the US and the costs for travel is the responsibility of Worker. AWV will facilitate scheduling the arrival. Also, transportation from residency to work is the responsibility of the Worker.

Costs to the US Company: As required by US law, the US Company is responsible for making application for Labor Certification, paying the Worker's approved prevailing wage and certain benefits that the Company may provide to the Worker. The Worker, subject to any applicable USCIS or DOL laws, generally pays the costs of overseas recruitment and relocation .

Costs to the Worker: The Worker is responsible for paying for travel to the US, local transportation from residency to work site, such as public transportation or car and car insurance, housing costs and other personal expenses. The Worker is required to pay the visa application fee charged by the US Consular Office at the final stage of the visa process. The Worker must pay administrative costs to the overseas recruiter and legal fees of the US immigration attorney. The Worker should carefully review all expenses prior to making application for the program. The Worker may not pay for any costs for the Labor Certification, as required by US law .

Commencement: Currently, immigrant visa processing time for Permanent Resident petitions for foreign nationals is taking an average of 4-5 years, which is based upon the current visa bulletin for unskilled positions. Skilled positions may take longer. All processing times are subject to change as USCIS processes the backlog of applications. The processing time is also subject to the home country of the Worker. The processing times for the each stage of the application process vary depending upon the State where the work is to be performed and may affect the timing of the overall application process. For more information see related Section on Authorization and Visa Processing.