EB-1B OUTSTANDING PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS

 

 

EB-1B green cards are available to those who can demonstrate international recognition for outstanding achievements in a particular academic field. EB-1B requires the applicant to have a full-time job offer from a university, institution of higher learning or private company that employs at least 3 full-time researchers.

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An EB-1B applicant must demonstrate:

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1. At least 3 years experience in teaching or research in that academic area.

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2. That the applicant is entering the United States in order to pursue tenure or tenure track teaching or a comparable research position at a university, institution of higher education, or private employer. ​A private employer must show documented accomplishments in the field of research, and that it employs at least 3 full-time researchers. The company making the offer of employment must also show that it has the ability to pay the required wage.

 

3. That the applicant meets at least 2 of 6 enumerated criteria:

 

• Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement

• Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement

• Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the alien's work in the academic field

• Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field

• Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field

• Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field.

 

What documents can you provide to meet each of these criteria?

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Awards

• You must be the winner. Nominations don’t count.

• The award must be given to you personally, or else given for your work.

• Provide evidence of who is eligible to compete for the awards.

• Provide information about past winners and judges.

• Provide press about your win(s).

• Provide photos of the award or copy of award certificate and/or printout from the website of the organization who gave you the award listing you as winner

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Membership in Exclusive Organizations

• Proof of your membership

• Must provide detailed membership and evaluation requirements (either from website or letter from the organization)

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National or International Recognition

• Articles discussing your awards, nominations, or other professional accomplishments

• Each article must include English translation (if not in English), name of publication, name of article, date of publication, name of the author

• Must provide circulation figures/viewership statistics for each publication along with background information

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Judging the Work of Your Peers

Proof that you were a judge at a non-student competition in your field

• Proof that you served as a peer reviewer of scholarly articles

• Proof that as a VC you judged which companies received funding

• Letter of recommendation confirming that you were selected due to your standing in the field

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Original Contribution of Significance to Your Field

• Proof of your approved patents

• Press discussing your original contribution (if you are the first or only one to do something in your field, which is then emulated by others in your field)

• Testimonials from experts or published articles discussing the importance of your contribution to your field or society at large

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Authorship of Scholarly Articles in International Publications

• Copies of articles you have written that have been published

• Citation information about your article

• Background information about the journal or other publication where your article appeared

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No Labor Certification is required in the EB-1 Category.

 

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