Best Suited For

  • Person of domestic or international renown with widespread recognition and accolades
  • Extremely high wage earner amongst peers of same industry or profession

Background

The EB-1A is the top-level employment based green card category, reserved for those who have demonstrated very high level of success and achievement in their respective fields and professions.  Not all EB-1A recipients have Nobel prizes, Olympic medals or Oscars awards, but the high level of success must be evidently clear.  We have helped extraordinary individuals in many different fields, from extreme sport athletes to race car drivers, from renowned surgeons to entrepreneurs, from television commercial directors to movie soundtrack composers.  Let’s find out if the EB-1A is right for you!

Basic Requirements and Suggestions

Must satisfy at least three of the below:

  • Awards, media coverage, and other requirements should be national level or international level, not regional only
  • Membership to exclusive associations requiring outstanding achievement of their members
  • Media coverage about your body of work
  • Asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel
  • Original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance to the field
  • Authorship of scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications or other major media
  • Work has been displayed at artistic exhibitions or showcases
  • Performance of a leading or critical role in distinguished organizations
  • Command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field
  • Commercial successes in the performing arts

Pointers to Success

  • Information provided must be independently verifiable and produced with the application
  • Aim Higher! The law requires the applicant to meet at least 3 of 10 criteria, we suggest meeting at least 4 requirements
  • Don’t shy away from the limelight… let others document on and praise you for your achievements in public
  • Focus on quantity of proof, not quality
  • Recommendation letters should come from those who are already authoritative

Benefits

  • One of the fastest paths to green card
  • May self-petition without an employer or a sponsor
  • No need to invest or be locked into an employment arrangement after obtaining the EB-1A green card

Considerations

Application Process

  • Collect relevant evidence
  • Draft support letters for authoritative figures to review, edit and sign
  • Apply either within U.S. or at a U.S. consulate abroad
  • Total process 4 – 5 months

Success Cases

There are a lot of different professions and fields of expertise. How do we help so many people from such diverse fields?  We are fast learners, and we are a curious bunch.  So even though we are not experts in your field, we enthusiastically take the time to learn up on what makes you great.  The more thoroughly we understand you and your achievement, the better we can prepare your petition for you.

It is important for EB-1A green card holders to continue being extraordinary after immigrating to America.  This is important for green card renewal or naturalization many years later.  We think ahead for our clients and can help our clients demonstrate continued excellence.

We have helped families, entrepreneurs, start-up operations, multi-national companies, and Fortune 500s with a variety of different types of visas and green card options.  Using our experience, we can competently advise clients on the best paths and the strategies with highest chances to succeed.

  • Families with U.S. born children seeking U.S. education while parents legally remain in America
  • Hollywood entertainment and production companies
  • Global franchises and restaurant chains
  • High tech companies
  • Professional services in law, accounting, medical industries
  • Multiple publicly traded companies and Fortune 500s
  • Individuals with extraordinary abilities in sports, entertainment, business and others
  • Careful and strategic planning for visas and green cards

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