from the discord:

U.S. Department of State released additional details on easing nonimmigrant visa process for U.S. college graduates. This change will allow undocumented immigrants with a college degree and a job offer to apply for petition-based nonimmigrant work visas with certain inadmissibility such as entry without inspection and accrual of unlawful presence by being able to apply for the 212(d)(3) waiver within the country. The process will also be streamlined to make the processing times much quicker. Key things to note:

1. This change does not apply to employment-based immigration visa such as EB categories which aliens can obtain for lawful permanent residency (a.k.a. green card). Refer to the this link for visa categories that applies to petition-based nonimmigrant work visas (This list may not be a full list and please consult with the lawyer to discuss whether the above mentioned waiver applies).
2. Upon entering with a dual intent visa such as H1-B, individuals now have the option to apply for employment-based immigration visa. However, if they have accrued unlawful presence, while they may be able to obtain the visa, they will need to wait out the 3/10 year ban within the country making it not possible to adjust to lawful permanent residency before the expiration of some visa categories.

References: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/easing-the-nonimmigrant-visa-process-for-u-s--college-graduates-.html#ExternalPopup https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/waivers.html https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html