Yes, an employer can now apply to sponsor an alien as a Nanny or Nanny/Household Manager, under the EB3 employment-based immigrant visa.

The new PERM regime now classifies the occupation of “Nanny” as a “Skilled Worker” instead of the previous classification of “Other Worker.” The newly defined classification, gives way for favorable treatment by the USCIS as the Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range for the occupation of Nanny is now 6.0<7.0. This means this occupation now requires training in vocation schools, relevant work experience, and/or an associates’ degree under PERM. Some positions may even require a bachelor’s degree. A Nanny’s duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ability to perform CPR and first aid.
• Preparation and planning of meals
• Transportation of children
• Regulation of child’s rest periods.
• Participation in regular meetings with parents to discuss child activities and development.
• Child instruction on safe behaviors such as crossing the street with an adult and avoiding dangerous objects.
• Organization and implementation of age-appropriate activities for children.
• Observation of child’s behavior for irregularities such taking child’s temperature, transporting child to the doctor, maintaining child’s health.
• Performance as a role model of appropriate social behaviors and the cultivation of interpersonal relationships and communication skills.
• Participation in the implementation of discipline programs to promote desirable behaviors in the child.
• Observation and development of family schedule.

High demand in the EB-3 category has caused a backlog of applications and potentially long waits for green cards.

extracted from: Siskind Susser Bland