National Interest Waiver (NIW) and O-1 visa are both popular visa categories among highly skilled individuals who have received a certain degree of influence and recognition in their fields. The…
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Getting a US green card through NIW is a process that can take years, even with premium processing. This post will go through each step and provide a general estimate…
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The ability to self-petition, flexibility in the type of work, faster processing times, and accessibility for a wide variety of professionals make the NIW green card an advantageous choice.
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Case study on how can a foreign-trained Ophthalmologist and medical scientist frame their proposed endeavor to maximize their chances for NIW approval.
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This post analyzes an NIW approval case study for a finance researcher, which shows how petitioners in a non-tech field (e.g., economics, social sciences, or humanities) can also prepare a…
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This post overviews the list of evidence USCIS uses when they are evaluating NIW petitions for substantial merit and national importance.
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This post overviews the list of evidence USCIS uses when they are evaluating NIW petitions for substantial merit and national importance.
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Artists can qualify for the EB2 NIW green card if they present sufficient evidence to show their activities will “broadly enhance cultural or artistic enrichment” in the United States. The…
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Yes, it is possible for a lawyer to qualify for an EB2 NIW (national interest waiver) green card, provided the applicant can prove their work has national or global implications…
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To qualify for this criterion, the applicant must show that their work has had an impact beyond employers, clientele, and their specific projects at a level indicating a significant contribution…
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To qualify as a professional association, the membership body must be comprised with “professionals,” which is defined in the regulations as an occupation for which a Bachelor’s degree is the…
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For a soccer coach to qualify for an NIW, they need to show their activities will result in large-scale impact to the progress of the industry as a whole, beyond…
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This post summarizes the updates to NIW policy in 2022-2023 and introduces some trends in how the NIW criteria are interpreted.
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You certainly can! Clients sometimes come to us and relay advice they heard from other attorneys that having a Google Scholar profile and a citation count is “mandatory” to qualify…
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Federal courts do not have jurisdiction to review USCIS’s denial of a National Interest Waiver per Poursina v. USCIS, 936 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 2019), but they can review EB1A…
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While NIW applicants can provide more detailed explanation and evidence of their proposed endeavor after receiving an RFE, they cannot materially change their endeavor to something inconsistent to what they…
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In most successful petitions, the proposed endeavor is specific, focused, credible, and supported by objective evidence. At the same time, the project’s impact should be broad enough to make improvements…
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A 3-year bachelors degree may not be found equivalent to a US bachelors degree, which may affect the outcome of an EB-2 NIW case.
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Although publishing papers and patents can help an NIW petition, applicants can be approved without papers or patents if they can show a significant degree of influence and impact in…
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Letters of support from smaller or local levels of government, such as the City or regional, or community level, can also work in favor of a NIW petition.
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We just had a National Interest Waiver (NIW) I-140 petition approved from USCIS Nebraska Service Center about 1 month after submission with premium processing.
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We just had a National Interest Waiver (NIW) I-140 petition approved from USCIS Texas Service Center about 1 month after submission with premium processing.
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NIW and EB1A green card applicants have the ability to self-petition or may be sponsored by an employer.
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An endeavor’s substantial merit may be established without immediate or quantifiable economic impact. To also have national importance, the impact of the specific endeavor itself must be broad enough.
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It is a common misconception that pilots automatically qualify for a national interest waiver (NIW) green card because the United States has a shortage of pilots. The pilot’s project in…
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