Employment-Based Immigration: very First Preference EB-1

You might be qualified for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of extraordinary capability, are an impressive teacher or scientist, or are a particular international executive or supervisor. Each occupational category has particular requirements that need to be fulfilled:

Your petitioning company needs to be a U.S. employer and intend to utilize you in a managerial or executive capability. The petitioner must have been doing organization in the U.S. for at least 1 year, as a legal entity with a certifying relationship to the entity that used you abroad in a supervisory or executive capability.

No labor certification is needed.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to show you have sustained national or international acclaim which your achievements have been recognized in your field of knowledge, you need to either consist of evidence of a one-time accomplishment (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 listed criteria listed below (or equivalent proof if any of the requirements do not easily apply):

– Evidence of receipt of lower nationally or globally acknowledged rewards or awards for quality

– Evidence of your subscription in associations in the field which demand outstanding accomplishment of their members

– Evidence of released material about you in professional or major trade publications or other significant media

– Evidence that you have actually been asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel

– Evidence of your original clinical, academic, creative, athletic, or business-related contributions of significant significance to the field

– Evidence of your authorship of scholarly short articles in expert or major trade publications or other major media

– Evidence that your work has been displayed at creative exhibits or displays

– Evidence of your performance of a leading or critical role in distinguished companies

– Evidence that you command employment a high wage or other substantially high compensation in relation to others in the field

– Evidence of your commercial successes in the carrying out arts

For more details on Extraordinary Ability, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

** Examples of Documentary Evidence That an Individual is an Impressive Professor or Researcher

In order to show you are an exceptional teacher or scientist, you must consist of evidence of 2 of the 6 listed criteria below (or equivalent evidence if any of the requirements do not readily apply):

– Evidence of receipt of significant rewards or awards for employment impressive accomplishment

– Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate exceptional achievement

– Evidence of published product in expert publications written by others about the alien’s operate in the scholastic field

– Evidence of involvement, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the very same or field

– Evidence of initial clinical or employment scholarly research study contributions in the field

– Evidence of authorship of academic books or articles (in scholarly journals with international blood circulation) in the field

For additional information on Outstanding Professors and Researchers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 3, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

For more details on Multinational Executives or Managers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 4, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

Application Process

Extraordinary Ability: You might get yourself by submitting a Type I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.

Outstanding Professors and Researchers: Your U.S. company need to file a Type I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application procedure, your company needs to have the ability to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay the offered wage as of the top priority date. Your company might utilize an annual report, federal tax return, or audited monetary declaration to show a continuing ability to pay your wage.

Multinational Manager or Executive: Your U.S. employer should file USCIS Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your company must be able to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the provided wage since the priority date. Your company may utilize an annual report, federal income tax return, or audited monetary declaration to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay your wage.