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Employment-Based Immigration: first Preference EB-1

You may be qualified for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of remarkable capability, are an exceptional teacher or scientist, or are a specific international executive or manager. Each occupational category has certain requirements that must be fulfilled:

Your petitioning employer must be a U.S. employer and intend to use you in a managerial or employment executive capacity. The petitioner must have been doing business 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 managerial or executive capability.

No labor accreditation is needed.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to show you have actually sustained nationwide or global honor which your achievements have actually been acknowledged in your field of proficiency, you must either include evidence of a one-time achievement (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 noted criteria listed below (or equivalent proof if any of the requirements do not easily use):

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

– Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which require outstanding accomplishment of their members

– Evidence of released 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 separately or on a panel

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

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

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

– Evidence of your efficiency of a leading or important role in recognized companies

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

– Evidence of your commercial 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 an Individual is an Exceptional Professor or Researcher

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

– Evidence of invoice of significant prizes or awards for outstanding accomplishment

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

– Evidence of released product in professional publications composed 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 exact same or allied academic field

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

– Evidence of authorship of or employment articles (in scholarly journals with global flow) in the field

To find out more on Outstanding Professors and Researchers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 3, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

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

Application Process

Extraordinary Ability: You may look for yourself by submitting a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.

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

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