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What is an EB-1 Visa?
As USCIS explains, EB-1 is the “employment-based, first preference visa”. There are three categories for which a foreigner can qualify for the EB-1 visa:
- Extraordinary Ability
- Outstanding Professors and Researchers
- Multinational Executives or Managers
Each category has its own criteria which the foreigner must meet in order to qualify for the EB-1 visa. The experts at Shihab Burke LLC Immigration Lawyers have been working with these criteria for decades and will do their utmost to handle your specific case appropriately. Read on to learn more about each category of the EB-1 visa.
EB-1 Visa: Extraordinary Ability Applications
U.S. Immigration Law provides that foreign professionals who can demonstrate extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics are eligible to obtain EB-1 immigrant status. Those granted Extraordinary Ability EB-1 immigrant status become lawful permanent residents of the United States (green card holders) who are eligible to stay in the country indefinitely. Extraordinary Ability EB-1 immigrant status is highly desirable in that it allows immigration to the U.S. far quicker relative to some other categories.
To obtain EB-1 immigrant status on the basis of an extraordinary ability, your achievements must be widely recognized in your field and extensively documented. An offer of employment is not required when the petitioner’s extraordinary ability can be sufficiently demonstrated.
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Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability for the EB-1 Visa
A foreign national seeking Extraordinary Ability EB-1 status must demonstrate extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics through sustained national or international acclamation. You must provide comprehensive documentation of achievements in at least three of these areas (or evidence of a substantial one-time achievement such as a Pulitzer, Oscar, or Olympic Medal):
- Nationally or internationally recognized awards or prizes for excellence in the field;
- Membership in associations which demand outstanding achievement in the field;
- Published material about you in professional publications or other major media;
- Experience judging others’ work in the field, either individually or as part of a panel;
- Original contributions of major significance to the field;
- Authorship of scholarly articles in professional publications or other major media;
- Work displayed at important artistic exhibitions or showcases;
- A leading or critical role in distinguished organizations;
- Significantly high remuneration compared to others in the field;
- Commercial successes in the performing arts.
The attorneys of Shihab Burke LLC Immigration Lawyers can assist you in documenting the above criteria and presenting them to U.S. immigration officials in the context of an I-140 Immigrant Petition in the Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (EB-1) category.
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EB-1 Visa: Outstanding Professors and Researchers
EB-1 immigrant visas are available to those who are classified as “Outstanding Professors and Researchers.” By its name, it might seem that this category is only accessible to those working in educational institutions. However, the category is also available to researchers in private institutions.
This category imposes requirements upon both the sponsoring employer as well as the immigrating employee.
Employer Sponsor Requirements for Outstanding Professors and Researchers
This category requires an employer/sponsor. The intending immigrant cannot self-sponsor. A private employer must be able to document accomplishments in the field of research as well as that it employs at least three full-time researchers.
Immigrating Employee Requirements for Outstanding Professors and Researchers
An EB-1 for the Outstanding Professors and Researchers category must have at least three years of teaching or research experience in their field. They must also be able to establish their recognition in their field by documenting that they meet at least two (2) of the following 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; and/or
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field.
These requirements need not be met in the context of the Professor or Researcher’s current employment with the sponsoring employer. Rather, the above-requested documentation can span their career, including with prior employers.
The experienced immigration attorneys of Shihab Burke LLC Immigration Lawyers can help you to craft an application that will allow immigration officials to understand your unique area of expertise and the significance of your accomplishments in your field.
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EB-1 Visa: Multinational Executives Or Managers
U.S. Immigration Law provides that certain Multinational Executives or Managers may immigrate to the United States in the Multinational Executives or Mangers EB-1 immigrant category.
The EB-1 Multinational Executives or Mangers immigration category is a close “relative” of the L-1A nonimmigrant category. The L-1A nonimmigrant category permits multinational managers and executes to work in the United States on temporary basis, up to seven years. The EB-1 Multinational Executives or Managers immigration category is commonly used by L-1A workers to transition to Lawful Permanent Resident status so they may remain in the country indefinitely. EB-1 immigrant status is highly desirable in that it allows permanent immigration to the U.S. far quicker relative to some other categories.
The EB-1 Multinational Executives or Managers immigrant category requires an employer to make an offer of permanent employment to the immigrating employee as well as imposing several other requirements upon them.
Eb-1 Multinational Executives or Managers: Employer Requirements
The EB-1 Multinational Executives or Manager immigrant category is premised upon the transfer of an employee from a foreign company to a related company in the United States. The employer must establish a “qualifying business relationship” between a U.S. business and a related company abroad. There are four types of qualifying business relationships:
- U.S. Parent – Where the U.S. business owns and controls the company abroad.
- U.S. Subsidiary – Where the U.S. business is owned and controlled by the company abroad.
- Affiliate – Where the U.S. business and company abroad are both owned and controlled by a third individual/business.
- Branch – Where the both the U.S. business and company abroad are one in the same, operating in different locations.
Eb-1 Multinational Executives or Managers: Employee Requirements
The immigrating executive or manager must have been employed by the related company abroad for at least one year within the three years just prior to entering the United States. Those who have already been admitted to the U.S. as an L-1A nonimmigrant worker should be able to meet this requirement.
The EB-1 immigrant must be able to establish that they meet the legal definition of a Manager or Executive:
- Managers are those who supervise the work of a team of professional subordinates and/or manage an important function in the company.
- Executives are the top leaders of a company (President, Vice President, CEO, etc.) who have broad discretion in running the business and receive little oversight.
The attorneys of Shihab Burke LLC Immigration Lawyers have experience translating business records regarding managerial or executive activities into comprehensive I-140 Multinational Executives or Managers EB-1 Immigrant Petitions.
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The attorneys of Shihab Burke LLC Immigration Lawyers have worked on thousands of employed-based applications. We can help businesses as well as their manager and executive employees navigate the immigration process from beginning to end and advise on any issues that may come up along the way.
With offices in Columbus, Ohio and service areas in Troy, Michigan, our law firm handles EB-1 immigration cases from beginning to end, no matter where in the world you are located. Our attorneys are available to consult with both businesses and individuals interested in the EB-1 Multinational Executives and Managers category. You can reach one of our attorneys today by simply calling one of our offices or by sending an email.
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