For applicants applying from outside the U.S.:
by Admin
Posted on 06-12-2023 05:00 PM
Foreigners applying for an eb1-a visa should produce evidence of an extraordinary one-time achievement such as an olympic medal , pulitzer , or oscar.
Alternatively, applicants should meet three of the following ten criteria:
having won lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards of excellence;
having membership in associations in the field that demand outstanding achievement;
having published material in professional publications or other major media;
having been asked to judge the work of others;
having significant contributions in science, scholarship, art, athletics, or business;
having authored scholarly articles in professional publications or other media;
having work displayed at artistic showcases;
having played a leading or critical role in a distinguished organization;.
While applying for a third preference employment visa, you must have an approved immigrant petition filed by your employer. All workers from the eb-3 category generally require approved labor certification approved by the department of labor. Three other subcategories in this category are given below: skilled workers professionals unskilled workers or other workers skilled worker: these applicants apply for those jobs that require 2years of work experience or training, and these jobs are not temporary or seasonal nature. Professionals: these are the members of those professions that require a baccalaureate degree from a university of the u. S. Or its foreign equivalent. Unskilled workers: these applicants apply for those jobs that require less than two years of work experience or training.
These are the disadvantages of the eb1 categories for priority workers. Challenging criteria for eb1. The eligibility for eb1 can be hard to meet and require extensive proof of extraordinary abilities to qualify. Job offer requirement. Only eb-1 a visa applicants are allowed to eb-1b and eb-1c visa applicants have to obtain employer sponsorship and a valid job offer before applying for the eb1 visa . The u. S. Employer submits an immigrant petition to the u. S. Citizenship and immigration services (uscis) on behalf of the outstanding professor/researcher or the multinational manager/executive.
2. EB-1B: Outstanding Professors and Researchers
Extraordinary ability: you may apply for yourself by filing a form i-140, petition for alien worker. Outstanding professors and researchers: your u. S. Employer must file a form i-140, petition for alien worker. As part of the application process, your employer must be able to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the offered wage as of the priority date. Your employer may use an annual report, federal income tax return, or audited financial statement to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay your wage.
People who can apply[ edit ] the visa is granted to three types of people: those with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation. "outstanding professors and researchers" who "are recognized internationally for their outstanding academic achievements in a particular field". They must also have "at least three years' experience in teaching or research in that academic area, and enter the u. S. In a tenure or tenure track teaching or comparable research position at a university or other institution of higher education" plus other conditions.
There are 40,000 visas annually available under this category. Priority workers include: aliens of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, business, education and athletics (eb1-a); outstanding professors and researchers (eb1-b); and managers and executives of international companies being transferred permanently to the u. S. (eb1-c).
Those immigrants with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics; outstanding professors or researchers; multinational executives and managers.
An eb1-c visa is an employment-based, first-preference visa for multinational executives and managers. It is designed to allow foreign executives and managers of multinational companies to transfer to the united states to continue working for the same company or one of its affiliates. The visa is also known as the ‘employment-based immigration: first preference’ or ‘eb-1c’ visa. The applicant must have been employed outside the united states for at least one year in the three years before applying to qualify for an eb1-c visa. The applicant must also be employed by a company that has a qualifying relationship with a us employer.
The eb-1c allows executives and managers at multinational companies to transfer to a u. S. Office permanently. The eb-1c is a common path for l-1a visa holders, but foreign nationals without a u. S. Visa also often qualify by meeting the requirements. Uscis recently introduced premium processing for eb-1cs, which speeds up the overall eb-1c process. Unlike the eb-1a and eb-1c, the requirements for the eb-1c are not very flexible. Instead of meeting a selection of criteria, the eb-1c has very specific requirements for applicants (and their employers). To qualify, you must have worked as an executive or manager in your company's foreign subsidiary for at least one year in the past three years, and you must have an offer for an executive or managerial role with the same company in the u.