Tailored EB-1A guide for Leading Researchers.
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You received a nationally recognized academic prize or a competitive fellowship. A "Best Paper Award" at a top conference like NeurIPS or CVPR, a "Young Investigator Award" from a major society, or prestigious fellowships like the Sloan or NSF CAREER award.
Your work is discussed in major professional or general media, focusing on your scientific discovery. Features in The New York Times Science section, MIT Technology Review, or "News & Views" segments in journals like Nature or Science describing the impact of your specific findings.
You serve as a peer reviewer for high impact journals or on grant review panels. Reviewing manuscripts for Cell, IEEE Transactions, or Nature, or serving on a grant evaluation panel for the NSF, NIH, or the European Research Council.
You serve as a peer reviewer for high impact journals or on grant review panels. Reviewing manuscripts for Cell, IEEE Transactions, or Nature, or serving on a grant evaluation panel for the NSF, NIH, or the European Research Council.
Your salary is significantly higher than the average for your role and location. We compare your compensation against salary surveys like the AAMC for medical researchers or Radford for industry scientists to prove you are in the top percentiles.
You made a scientific discovery or technical innovation that is widely adopted in the field. A high citation count (h-index) relative to your subfield, a patented invention currently licensed and used by major companies, or a novel methodology that has become a standard protocol for other labs.
We use "Comparable Evidence" to swap "art exhibitions" for "major conference presentations." You have been invited to give keynote presentations or plenary talks at the most prestigious international conferences in your field, presenting your data to thousands of peers.
You have authored articles in top tier peer reviewed journals. First or senior authorship in high impact factor journals such as The Lancet, Nature, or Science, or top tier conference proceedings in computer science fields.
You are a member of an association that requires outstanding achievements for entry. Elected fellows of the AAAI, IEEE (Fellow grade), or members of the National Academy of Sciences. Standard memberships based solely on fees do not qualify.
We use "Comparable Evidence" to swap "box office receipts" for "commercialization of research." Evidence that your patents or research directly led to a spinout company raising significant capital or products that generated substantial licensing revenue.
Researcher EB-1A petitions are data driven, but we have numerous examples of success. The key is to demonstrate that your work has had an influence on the field as a whole. We focus on the metrics you live by: citation counts, journal impact factors, adoption of your methods, and the practical application of your discoveries.
The focus must be on your specific, original contributions. Industry engagement, like serving on the program committee for a top conference (e.g., ICML, AACR) or having your work cited in government policy or clinical guidelines, is highly valuable.
You will need credible, independent references (e.g., experts who have cited your work but never worked with you) to vouch for your specific impact on the field.
Getting the EB-1A Isolating Your Individual Contribution:
Your primary challenge is proving your intellectual contribution in the context of large collaborations or multi author papers. You will need evidence detailing your specific role in the conceptualization, design, and analysis of the research, distinguishing your "indispensable" contribution from the work of your PI or co authors.
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The fee will vary depending on the visa or green card type that best suits your need, but you should budget between US$8,000-10,000, excluding government fees and depending on your long term visa or green card category.
You can visit USCIS's free fee calculator to get an estimate for the associated government fees to process your visa.
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