Employment-Based Immigration: very First Preference EB-1

You might be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of amazing ability, employment are an exceptional teacher or scientist, or are a certain multinational executive or manager. Each occupational classification has specific requirements that need to be met:

Your petitioning employer must be a U.S. employer and intend to employ you in a supervisory or executive capacity. The petitioner must have been doing service in the U.S. for at least 1 year, as a legal entity with a relationship to the entity that employed you abroad in a managerial or executive capacity.

No labor certification is needed.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to demonstrate you have actually sustained national or global praise and that your achievements have actually been recognized in your field of expertise, you should either consist of evidence of a one-time achievement (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 noted requirements below (or equivalent proof if any of the criteria do not readily use):

– Evidence of receipt of lower nationally or worldwide recognized rewards or awards for excellence

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

– Evidence of published material about you in expert or significant trade publications or other significant media

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

– Evidence of your initial scientific, academic, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of significant significance to the field

– Evidence of your authorship of academic posts in professional or significant trade publications or other major media

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

– Evidence of your performance of a leading or employment vital role in recognized organizations

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

– Evidence of your industrial successes in the carrying out arts

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

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

In order to demonstrate you are an exceptional professor or employment researcher, you need to include evidence of 2 of the 6 noted requirements below (or comparable proof if any of the criteria do not readily apply):

– Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for impressive accomplishment

– Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate impressive accomplishment

– Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the alien’s work in the scholastic field

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

– Evidence of original clinical or academic research contributions in the field

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

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

For more info 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 look for yourself by filing a Kind I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.

Outstanding Professors and Researchers: Your U.S. company should file a Kind I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your employer needs to be able to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the provided wage as of the priority date. Your company might utilize an annual report, federal tax return, or audited financial statement to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay your wage.

Multinational Manager or Executive: Your U.S. employer must submit USCIS Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your employer should have the ability to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay the provided wage as of the top priority date. Your employer may use an annual report, federal earnings tax return, or audited financial statement to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay your wage.