1 Employment-Based Immigration: very First Preference EB-1
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You may be qualified for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of remarkable capability, are an outstanding teacher or researcher, or are a specific multinational executive or manager. Each occupational classification has particular requirements that should be met:

Your petitioning employer should be a U.S. employer and plan to employ you in a managerial or executive capacity. The petitioner must have been doing business in the U.S. for a minimum of 1 year, as a legal entity with a certifying relationship to the entity that utilized you abroad in a supervisory or executive capability.

No labor certification is needed.

* Criteria for employment Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to demonstrate you have actually sustained nationwide or worldwide praise and that your accomplishments have actually been acknowledged in your field of know-how, you need to either include proof of a one-time accomplishment (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 listed criteria below (or equivalent proof if any of the criteria do not readily apply):

- Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or worldwide acknowledged prizes or awards for excellence
- Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which require exceptional achievement of their members
- Evidence of released material about you in professional or major trade publications or other major media
- Evidence that you have been asked to evaluate the work of others, either separately or on a panel
- Evidence of your original clinical, academic, creative, athletic, or business-related contributions of major 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 actually been shown at artistic exhibitions or showcases
- Evidence of your performance of a leading or critical function in prominent companies
- 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
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 Impressive Professor or Researcher

In order to demonstrate you are an outstanding professor or scientist, you must consist of proof of 2 of the 6 listed requirements listed below (or similar evidence if any of the requirements do not readily use):

- Evidence of invoice of major rewards or awards for
- Evidence of subscription in associations that need their members to demonstrate impressive achievement
- Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the alien's operate in the academic field
- Evidence of involvement, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the exact same or allied scholastic field
- Evidence of original clinical or academic research contributions in the field
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or short articles (in scholarly journals with international blood circulation) in the field
For more details 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 obtain yourself by filing a Type I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.
Outstanding Professors and Researchers: Your U.S. company must submit a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application procedure, your company should have the ability to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the provided wage as of the priority date. Your employer may use a yearly 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 must file USCIS Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your company must have the ability to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the provided wage as of the concern date. Your company might utilize an annual report, federal income tax return, or audited monetary statement to show a continuing capability to pay your wage.