{"id":1869,"date":"2024-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaganimmigration.com\/how-you-can-hire-your-family-members-from-overseas-to-work-for-your-u-s-based-business\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:45:00","slug":"how-you-can-hire-your-family-members-from-overseas-to-work-for-your-u-s-based-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaganimmigration.com\/en\/how-you-can-hire-your-family-members-from-overseas-to-work-for-your-u-s-based-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How You Can Hire Your Family Members from Overseas to Work for Your U.S.-based Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\nBy Natalie McQuilkin\u00a0<\/strong>\n\nDid you know that if you are a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident (LPR) and own a U.S.-based business, you can sponsor your relatives to work at your business?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nAlthough it sounds like a loophole to bypass the lengthy family-based petition processing times, it\u2019s fully legal to sponsor family members to work for your business. U.S. citizens and LPR business owners across the country use this method to not only fill open positions at their business but to also bring their relatives to the United States.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nIn fact, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) does not limit which employment-based pathways and visas you can sponsor your family member with, meaning you can petition them for the <\/span>H-1B visa<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>O-1 visa<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>L-1A visa<\/span><\/a>, and more. In today\u2019s post, we\u2019re going to cover <\/span>two common green card pathways (the EB-2 and EB-3)<\/span><\/b> and <\/span>two common temporary immigrant visas (the H-2A and H-2B<\/span><\/b>), which Eagan\u2019s senior business attorney, Hannah Whaley, discussed in her <\/span>April webinar<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThe EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card Pathways<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThe <\/span>EB-2<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>EB-3<\/span><\/a> pathways are the most common ways to sponsor family members because they are employment-based green cards, meaning they provide an immediate pathway for the beneficiary to receive a green card.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThe <\/span>EB-2<\/span><\/b> is designed to accommodate those with a master\u2019s or doctorate degree, those with a bachelor\u2019s degree plus five years of experience, or those with exceptional ability. To meet the exceptional ability prong, the applicant must be able to provide evidence for three of the following criteria:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n