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Skilled workers (admission through consular processing)

Skilled workers (admission through consular processing)

◌ Pending reviewPathway availableCode source confirmedAdmission as a permanent resident following consular immigrant visa processingPrincipal applicantPermanent resident
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPERMANENT RESIDENTSurname—Given Name—USCIS#—Country of Birth—Date of Birth—Card Expires:—Resident Since—CategoryE31Sex—TEACHING SAMPLE · NOT A VALID DOCUMENT
Cartoon category illustration, not an actual document
01Immigrant Category
Employment-based immigration—EB-3—skilled workers, professionals, or other workers and their family members
02Method of Obtaining Status
Admission as a permanent resident following consular immigrant visa processing
03Applicant Role
Principal applicant
04Nature of Residency
Permanent resident

Code source:Code source confirmed

This code appears in an official code table or official announcement; this establishes only that the code exists, not that all fields have been verified or that applications are currently open.

Notes on Code and Data Sources

Availability status (code and pathway assessed separately)

Code status

Available in official code tables/announcements

The code's presence in official materials proves only that the code exists; it does not indicate whether the pathway is open.

Underlying pathway status

Pathway available

Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.

Pathway:EB-3 Third-Preference Employment-Based Immigration。USCIS EB-3 page: Skilled workers, professionals, other workers, and Schedule A occupations remain current categories; spouses and children may derive status. Evidence valid through 2026-12-31.

Verification date2026-10-11; independent of the difficulty-of-obtaining-status score; the absence of a score does not affect this status.

Not all of the following working fields have completed legal review. See the newly added verification for the current status of the pathway; unverified fields, such as translated names and legal authorities, are not thereby elevated to verified status, nor does this constitute individualized legal advice.

02One-Sentence Status Summary

Skilled workers (admission through consular processing)

05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways

Pathway family (working classification):Employment-based immigration—EB-3—skilled workers, professionals, or other workers and their family members

Correspondence to specific subpathwaysUnsubstantiated / Pending Review: This edition retains only the working pathway-family classification provided by the source catalog.

Difficulty-of-Obtaining Scorev1

Pathway Assessed:EB-3 skilled worker · Employer-sponsored PERM pathway (principal applicant, entry through consular processing)

50/ 99
Difficulty 50 / 99Pathway available

Mapping Explanation:Only entry through consular processing under the skilled-worker subcategory (requiring at least 2 years of training/experience) is evaluated; this score is not duplicated for the professional/other-worker subcategories or the corresponding adjustment-of-status codes.

  • QEligibility entry threshold×0.450
    Reasons and Evidence
    • Must be qualified to perform skilled work requiring at least 2 years of training or experience (not temporary or seasonal) and meet the job requirements specified in the labor certification.

    Anchor:A combination of several statutory conditions that can be planned for (such as education + a specialty occupation position, or compliant capital investment + job creation).

    Reason:The educational threshold is lower than for EB-2, but the combination of the employer's job requirements and experience requirements constitutes a set of statutory conditions that can be planned for.

  • VNumerical-limit competition and waiting×0.2550
    Reasons and Evidence
    • Employment-based preference immigration has an annual ceiling of 140,000, allocated according to subcategory and per-country percentages, and is subject to the priority-date mechanism (8 U.S.C. 1153).

    Anchor:Subject to a statutory annual cap (allocation through priority dates/the visa bulletin, or a cap on total annual approvals/status grants).

    Reason:Subject to statutory numerical limits and the priority-date mechanism; assign 50.

  • EEvidentiary burden×0.1550
    Reasons and Evidence
    • Must submit an approved labor certification (usually ETA-9089) and employer-issued documentation of the job's experience/training requirements.

    Anchor:Two to three independent elements, each requiring dedicated documentation.

    Reason:The labor certification and evidence of experience constitute two to three independent requirements.

  • CStatutory financial threshold×0.125
    Reasons and Evidence
    • The statutory financial requirements on the applicant's side consist only of government visa/application fees (G-1055 fee schedule).

    Anchor:Government application/visa fees only.

    Reason:There is no statutory investment requirement or statutory sponsorship amount.

  • PProcedural dependencies×0.175
    Reasons and Evidence
    • Generally, an ETA-9089 labor certification approved by the Department of Labor must first be obtained, after which the employer files an I-140, followed by consular visa processing.

    Anchor:Dependent on a third party (employer/project entity) in a multistage process, such as PERM → I-140 → green card.

    Reason:Depends on the employer to complete the multistage PERM → I-140 → consular processing sequence.

An assessment under this site's editorial rules, not a government score, probability of approval, or individualized legal conclusion. Assessed 2026-10-11; valid through 2027-04-11.Scoring Methodology

06Applicant Role

Source catalog's working classification:Principal applicant

07Method of Obtaining Status

Source catalog's working classification:Admission as a permanent resident following consular immigrant visa processing

08Conditional Resident Status and Permanent Nature of Residence

Unsubstantiated / Pending Review：The source catalog does not specify conditional resident status for each entry.

Residence category (working classification):Permanent resident

09Principal Applicant / Derivative Relationship

This edition includes no documented code relationships; none are inferred from code prefixes or suffixes.

04Time Period and Evidentiary Limits on “Whether It Can Still Be Newly Obtained Today”

Time-period notation:OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)

Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available

Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.

USCIS EB-3 page: Skilled workers, professionals, other workers, and Schedule A occupations remain current categories; spouses and children may derive status.

Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · eb3

Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
  • The source does not provide an active status; whether the status can still be newly obtained requires item-by-item verification of the governing legal authority.

Fields that were unverified at the time of the original snapshot remain unchanged. See the newly added pathway verification for current status; other fields are not thereby elevated to verified status.

03Official English and Chinese Working Translation

  • Skilled workers, new arrivals

    Working Chinese name (translated): Skilled workers (admission through consular processing)

10Same-Code / Cross-Era Notice

The source does not flag any risk of cross-era confusion.

The same code may have different meanings in different eras. The source and era are preserved for each entry below; entries are not merged across eras, nor does their inclusion indicate current validity.

  • E31OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)OHSS-0147-E31

    Skilled workers, new arrivals

    Official Grouping
    Immigration for Employment
    Legal Authority
    INA 203(b)(3)(A)(i).
    Original Snapshot Notes (Not Current Status)

    The OHSS page does not provide an active/status field; the existence of a source does not mean the pathway is currently open; the same code also appears in the current consular immigrant visa table in 22 CFR 42.11.

11General Limitations for Existing Holders

  • Discontinuation of a code does not automatically revoke LPR status previously lawfully obtained; an individual's status still depends on subsequent facts.

This page compiles code reference materials. It does not constitute legal advice or determine any individual's current immigration status.

01Code and Original Source Notation

Normalized code:E31

The source contains no other notation differing from the normalized code.

12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)

  • OHSS-0147-E31

    DHS/OHSS COA master table · accessed 2026-08-12

    Original snapshot review status:Official English and working Chinese fields reviewed; whether the pathway is open remains subject to separate verification against legal sources(As recorded at the time; for current status, see the newly added pathway verification below)

    • ✓ Original English text：Verified as matching the official English original
    • · Chinese name：Working Chinese translation, not subjected to word-by-word legal review
    • ✓ Legal Authority：Legal authority checked against the official original text
    • · Status in the original snapshot：Current availability was not officially confirmed in the original snapshot only; see the added pathway verification for current status.
    • ✓ Applicant Role：Role supported by an official label
    • ✓ Method of Obtaining Status：Method of obtaining status supported by an official label
    • · Status category：Listed in the official LPR code table (conditional status not separately verified)

    Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available

    Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.

    USCIS EB-3 page: Skilled workers, professionals, other workers, and Schedule A occupations remain current categories; spouses and children may derive status.

    Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · eb3

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