Embassy of the United States Stockholm, Sweden

Immigrant Visa Unit

All intending immigrants who plan to base their immigrant visa application on employment in the United States must obtain an approved immigrant visa petition from the Citizenship and Immigration Services in the U.S. (USCIS). To be eligible for an employment sponsored Immigrant visa, the applicant must obtain an approved petition from the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the U.S.

Petitions for employment sponsored immigrants cannot be filed at U.S. Embassies abroad.

In general, a specific offer of employment from a U.S. based employer is required to qualify for immigration in the employment based preference categories:

1. Priority Workers
2. Professionals holding advanced degrees, or persons of exceptional ability in the arts, sciences or business
3. Skilled workers, professionals holding baccalaureate degrees and other workers
4. Special Immigrants

For detailed information (including petition filing instructions) regarding all categories of employment sponsored immigrant visas, please consult the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.