Where do you stand in the green card queue?
Answer 4 quick questions to see where you stand (category, work visa, country, priority date). Add optional details for a more personalized explanation. Nothing here is legal advice.
Private by design: no account, and your answers stay in your browser.
What green card category is your case (or would be) filed under?
Pick one. If you have a green card case filed, select the EB category (shown on your ETA 9089 or I-140). If you haven't started the green card process yet, pick the category you expect, or the "haven't started" option below. Your current work visa is the next question.
Which EB-1 sub-category?
EB-1 has three distinct sub-types with different eligibility rules. Pick the one your case is (or would be) filed under. All three skip PERM and share the same visa queue.
What work visa are you on right now?
Select all that apply. This is separate from the green card category above. If you're not on a work visa, choose "None of these."
What is your country of chargeability?
Normally this is your country of birth. See the note below for the spouse exception.
Spouse born in a different country?
What is your priority date?
Your priority date depends on your category: for a PERM-based case (most EB-2 and EB-3) it is the day the Department of Labor received your ETA-9089 labor certification; for EB-1 and the EB-2 National Interest Waiver, which skip PERM, it is the day USCIS received your I-140 petition. Pick your category above and this updates for your case. No date yet? Enter today's date for an illustrative "if filed today" scenario.
Your OPT status
This helps calculate your timeline and how many H-1B lottery chances remain.
Have you been selected in the H-1B lottery?
Your current status
You don't have a priority date yet (PERM hasn't started), so instead we'll build a plan around your current visa and intended path.
Which visa are you on?
What year are you in on that visa?
Which EB category do you expect to file under? (Once PERM starts.)
Optional: sharpen your estimate
Jump to your result ↓You've answered the four required questions, so your result is ready below. These questions are all optional. Answer any that apply and your result updates as you go.
Do you work at Amazon?
Optional. The next question is about Amazon role level, so it stays hidden unless this is Yes. Everything here works the same either way.
Amazon role level
Same-track moves usually carry lower PERM risk. Moving from IC to Manager more often involves a material change in duties, so it more often needs reassessment. It depends on your actual duties. Confirm with an attorney.
Current H-1B year
H-1B has a 6-year cap. Extensions past that come from AC21 protections.
PERM status
Where your ETA 9089 is in the DOL pipeline.
I-140 status
The immigrant petition for your employment-based category. For PERM-based cases (most EB-2 and EB-3) it generally follows PERM approval; some categories, including EB-1A and the EB-2 NIW, can be self-petitioned without PERM.
Spouse country of birth
If different from yours and shorter queue, cross-chargeability may apply.
Advanced degree status
Affects EB-2 eligibility and the National Interest Waiver framing.
Where do you currently work, and where might you consider moving?
Same MSA usually means lower risk of a PERM location problem; a different MSA is usually treated as a material change and often requires reassessment. The MSA (not the state line) is the test, but the actual impact depends on your case stage and whether duties or wage also change. Confirm with an immigration attorney. Skip this question if you'd rather not say.
Recheck my estimate
Your result above updates automatically as you answer. Use this if you'd like to jump back up to it.