Green Card Universal Banker Jobs
Universal Banker roles at U.S. banks and credit unions qualify for employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, typically under EB-3 for degreed professionals or EB-2 for candidates with advanced credentials. Employers file an I-140 immigrant petition after DOL certifies the PERM application, starting your path to lawful permanent residency.
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Get Access To All JobsESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Sales and service
- Provide both teller and platform support as needed to keep client wait times to a minimum and to provide quality customer service. Teller support includes performing daily processing of financial transactions, i.e. deposits, handling currency, coin, and cashing checks. Platform support includes opening checking accounts, savings accounts, and provide all other deposit product services.
- Identify client needs through consultative conversations and recommend appropriate products and services to meet those needs.
- Open and process new demand and time deposit accounts including savings accounts, IRAs, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts.
- Cross-sell and make referrals to bank partners to generate new business and deepen existing client relationships.
- Conduct regular outbound calls to clients and prospects, including participating in client/prospect calling activities during special deposit/loan campaigns.
- Assist client with loan application for personal/retail consumer needs and “handing off” the processing of these applications to the appropriate associate.
Client experience
- Research and resolve problems and respond to client inquiries on account status.
- Deliver excellent client experiences consistently and promptly resolve client issues effectively.
- Enhance individual knowledge to better serve clients by attending relevant sales, service, and product knowledge meetings, training classes, and web-based learning.
- Expected compliance with bank regulations, policies, procedures, risk management, internal controls, and the First Horizon code of ethics.
- Assist banking center associates with all aspects of daily operations as needed, including audit controls.
- Assist banking center management with “on the job training” of new associates.
- Stay informed of all operational updates and changes to ensure compliance with all current guidelines.
Compliance and risk management
Operational efficiency
Perform all other job related duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No supervisory responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 1 year of experience as a Teller preferred.
COMPUTER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite
In addition, 10-key calculator; coin counter
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Not necessary
About us
First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank.
Benefit Highlights
- Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
- HSA with company match
- Maternity and parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mentor program
- 401(k) with 6% match
- More - FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Sales and service
- Provide both teller and platform support as needed to keep client wait times to a minimum and to provide quality customer service. Teller support includes performing daily processing of financial transactions, i.e. deposits, handling currency, coin, and cashing checks. Platform support includes opening checking accounts, savings accounts, and provide all other deposit product services.
- Identify client needs through consultative conversations and recommend appropriate products and services to meet those needs.
- Open and process new demand and time deposit accounts including savings accounts, IRAs, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts.
- Cross-sell and make referrals to bank partners to generate new business and deepen existing client relationships.
- Conduct regular outbound calls to clients and prospects, including participating in client/prospect calling activities during special deposit/loan campaigns.
- Assist client with loan application for personal/retail consumer needs and “handing off” the processing of these applications to the appropriate associate.
Client experience
- Research and resolve problems and respond to client inquiries on account status.
- Deliver excellent client experiences consistently and promptly resolve client issues effectively.
- Enhance individual knowledge to better serve clients by attending relevant sales, service, and product knowledge meetings, training classes, and web-based learning.
- Expected compliance with bank regulations, policies, procedures, risk management, internal controls, and the First Horizon code of ethics.
- Assist banking center associates with all aspects of daily operations as needed, including audit controls.
- Assist banking center management with “on the job training” of new associates.
- Stay informed of all operational updates and changes to ensure compliance with all current guidelines.
Compliance and risk management
Operational efficiency
Perform all other job related duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No supervisory responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 1 year of experience as a Teller preferred.
COMPUTER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite
In addition, 10-key calculator; coin counter
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Not necessary
About us
First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank.
Benefit Highlights
- Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
- HSA with company match
- Maternity and parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mentor program
- 401(k) with 6% match
- More - FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
Follow Us
X formerly Twitter
YouTube
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Universal Banker
Match your credentials to EB-2 or EB-3
Universal Banker roles typically qualify under EB-3 for professionals with a bachelor's degree. If you hold a master's in finance or business, document it carefully, that credential can shift your case to EB-2 and shorten your priority date wait for many nationalities.
Pull your prevailing wage before applying
DOL requires your employer to pay the PERM prevailing wage for your geographic area. Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the Level I through Level IV wage for Universal Banker in your target city before you accept any offer, so there are no surprises during filing.
Target banks enrolled in E-Verify
E-Verify enrollment signals an employer already has compliance infrastructure for employment authorization verification. Large regional banks and national credit unions sponsoring green cards almost always use E-Verify, filter your search for institutions with an active E-Verify participation to narrow the field to realistic sponsors.
Find sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Searching broadly wastes time on employers who've never filed a PERM. Use Migrate Mate to surface Universal Banker roles at institutions with active green card sponsorship history, so your applications go to employers already set up for the PERM and I-140 process.
Get your PERM recruitment timeline documented early
PERM requires your employer to run DOL-mandated recruitment steps before filing, including job postings and good-faith candidate searches. Ask your prospective employer or their immigration counsel when recruitment began, PERM audits frequently turn on documentation gaps that delay your entire green card case by months.
Understand concurrent filing if your priority date is current
For EB-3 applicants from countries with current priority dates, USCIS allows concurrent filing of the I-140 and I-485 adjustment of status. This lets you apply for a green card and work authorization simultaneously rather than waiting for separate approvals, cutting total processing time significantly.
Green Card Universal Banker: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Universal Banker jobs qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Universal Banker roles most commonly qualify under EB-3 for professionals holding a bachelor's degree in finance, business, or a related field. Candidates with a master's degree or substantial specialized experience may qualify under EB-2. Your employer files the PERM labor certification first, and the category depends on the minimum requirements stated in the job description at the time of filing.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa capped at 65,000 slots annually and subject to a lottery. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the petition level and leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary status. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification and I-140 approval can take one to two years before your priority date becomes current, compared to a single H-1B approval cycle.
How can I find Universal Banker jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Most job postings don't specify green card sponsorship, so identifying qualifying employers requires looking at actual PERM filing history rather than job ads. Migrate Mate filters Universal Banker openings to show institutions with documented green card sponsorship activity, which saves significant time compared to applying broadly and asking about sponsorship after the fact.
What does the PERM process look like for a Universal Banker role?
Your employer starts by obtaining a prevailing wage determination from DOL, then conducts mandatory recruitment to show no qualified U.S. workers are available. After filing the ETA-9089 application, DOL review takes roughly six to eighteen months, after which your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. You can't begin this process yourself, the employer initiates every step.
Can I switch Universal Banker jobs while my green card is in process?
Changing employers while PERM is pending or during early I-140 stages generally restarts the process from the beginning with the new employer. Once your I-485 adjustment of status has been pending for 180 days and your I-140 is approved, USCIS portability rules allow you to move to a same or similar role without losing your priority date, under the AC21 provisions.