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Overview: Obtaining a Permit without an Employer Sponsor
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For the bulk of foreign nationals, there are two primary classifications of alternatives when looking for a permit: family-based and employment-based. For people who do not have an immediate member of the family who is a U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident, family-based choices are either difficult or included a many years-long wait.
Employment-based choices can be more broken down into 2 classifications: employer-sponsored and non-employer-sponsored (likewise referred to as self-petitions). Employer-sponsored alternatives are the more typical of the 2