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 remarkable ability, are an exceptional professor or scientist, or are a certain multinational executive or supervisor. Each occupational classification has specific requirements that need to be fulfilled:

Your petitioning company needs to be a U.S. employer and mean to employ you in a supervisory 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 employed you abroad in a managerial or executive capability.

No labor accreditation is required.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to demonstrate you have actually sustained national or international recognition and that your accomplishments have actually been acknowledged in your field of competence, you need to either include proof of a one-time achievement (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 noted requirements listed below (or similar evidence if any of the criteria do not readily apply):

– Evidence of receipt of lower nationally or globally recognized prizes or awards for quality

– Evidence of your subscription in associations in the field which require outstanding achievement of their members

– Evidence of published product about you in expert or major trade publications or other major media

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

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

– Evidence of your authorship of academic articles in professional or major employment trade publications or other major media

– Evidence that your work has actually been shown at artistic exhibitions or displays

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

– Evidence that you command a high salary or other considerably high compensation in relation to others in the field

– Evidence of your business successes in the performing arts

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

** Examples of That a Person is an Outstanding Professor or Researcher

In order to show you are an exceptional teacher or scientist, you should consist of proof of 2 of the 6 noted requirements listed below (or similar evidence if any of the criteria do not easily apply):

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

– Evidence of membership in associations that need their members to show exceptional achievement

– Evidence of released product in expert publications composed by others about the alien’s operate in the academic field

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

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

– Evidence of authorship of academic books or short articles (in academic journals with worldwide blood circulation) 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.

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 may make an application for yourself by filing a Type I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.

Outstanding Professors and Researchers: Your U.S. company must file a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application procedure, your company needs to be able to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay the used wage since the priority date. Your employer might utilize a yearly report, federal earnings tax return, or employment audited financial statement to show a continuing ability to pay your wage.

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