EB1 Visa (Priority Workers) 

Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability:

You must either include evidence of a one-time achievement (major internationally-recognized award) OR 3 of the 10 listed criteria below (or comparable evidence if any of the criteria do not readily apply):

1- Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence.
2- Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which demand outstanding achievement of their members.
3-Evidence of published material about you in professional or major trade publications or other major media.
4-Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel.
5-Evidence of your original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance to the field.
6-Evidence of your authorship of scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications or other major media.
7-Evidence that your work has been displayed at artistic exhibitions or showcases.
8-Evidence of your performance of a leading or critical role in distinguished organizations.
9-Evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field.
10-Evidence of your commercial successes in the performing arts.

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

Examples of Documentary Evidence That a Person is an Outstanding Professor or Researcher

In order to demonstrate you are an outstanding professor or researcher, you must include evidence of 2 of the 6 listed criteria below (or comparable evidence if any of the criteria do not readily apply):
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1- Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement.
2-Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement.
3-Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the non citizens work in the academic field.
4-Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field.
5-Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field.
6-Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field.

Application Process

Extraordinary Ability: You may apply for yourself by filing a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.

Outstanding Professors & 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.
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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 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.

Family of EB-1 Visa Holders: If your I-140 petition is approved, your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 may be eligible to apply for admission to the United States in E-14 or E-15 immigrant status, respectively