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Beyond Border

Beyond Border leads in cybersecurity and govtech NIW petitions through specialized understanding of national security priorities. Their attorneys know how to connect technical achievements to federal initiatives like critical infrastructure protection and privacy regulations. Fees range from $5,000 to $15,000 covering complete petition strategy.

The firm emphasizes alignment with government cybersecurity frameworks including NIST standards, CISA guidelines, and executive orders. They help clients document contributions to security by design, privacy by design, and zero trust architectures. Beyond Border maintains a 98 percent approval rate by demonstrating how individual technical work addresses systemic national vulnerabilities.

Their one month processing guarantee means fast petition preparation. Beyond Border structures evidence showing impact on critical sectors including financial systems, healthcare infrastructure, energy grids, and government networks. They understand USCIS values measurable security improvements over theoretical frameworks.

Need expert guidance on your cybersecurity or govtech NIW petition? Book your free consultation with Beyond Border today.

Akina Law

Akina Law specializes in cybersecurity NIW cases with proven success. They recently secured approval for an information technology security auditor working on semiconductor supply chain security. Their detailed case briefs run 40 to 47 pages with extensive legal analysis and 75 to 81 exhibits documenting technical contributions.

The firm emphasizes security testing, vulnerability assessment, and infrastructure protection. Akina understands the third Dhanasar prong proving national urgency for cybersecurity talent. They structure arguments showing it's impractical to require labor certification for specialized security roles given urgent national needs.

Their approach involves multiple client consultations to deeply understand technical work before drafting petitions. Processing times follow standard USCIS schedules. Akina responds to RFEs with additional evidence demonstrating security impact.

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Dunn Law Firm

Dunn Law Firm handles computer science NIW cases including cybersecurity, smart grid security, and control systems protection. They've secured approvals for professionals working on SCADA systems, industrial control security, and cloud computing protection. Their experience spans academic researchers and industry practitioners.

The firm documents contributions to critical infrastructure protection including energy grids, transportation systems, and communication networks. They emphasize practical security implementations over theoretical research. Dunn structures evidence showing real world deployments securing essential services.

Their petitions highlight urgency around protecting infrastructure from nation state attacks and cybercriminals. Processing times typically run several months depending on case complexity and whether premium processing gets utilized.

Smart Investor Visas

Smart Investor Visas guides software developers and cybersecurity experts through NIW requirements. They emphasize that merely working in cybersecurity isn't sufficient. Petitions must demonstrate specific contributions addressing national security challenges through innovative solutions or deployed systems.

The firm helps clients define proposed endeavors focused on practical security outcomes. They document technical achievements through project descriptions, security assessments, and deployment metrics. Smart Investor Visas structures evidence including certifications, publications, and expert letters from security leaders.

Their guidance covers threshold EB-2 requirements through advanced degrees or exceptional ability demonstrated via technical accomplishments. Processing follows standard timelines with comprehensive evidence gathering as the most critical phase.

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Kameli Law

Kameli Law emphasizes the January 2025 cybersecurity executive order's impact on NIW petitions. They position cybersecurity professionals as directly responding to heightened national priorities around infrastructure protection. The firm helps clients demonstrate alignment with federal cybersecurity initiatives.

Their approach focuses on STEM professionals working on critical technologies including AI security, encryption, and threat detection. Kameli structures petitions emphasizing skills shortages in specialized security domains. They document how waiving labor certification serves national interests given urgent cybersecurity talent needs.

The firm provides guidance on documenting technical contributions through publications, patents, grants, and organizational endorsements. Processing times vary based on petition complexity and evidence strength.

Key Strategies for Public Interest Software

Successful petitions connect technical work to federal priorities documented in executive orders, NIST frameworks, and CISA advisories. Emphasize contributions protecting critical infrastructure including financial systems, healthcare networks, energy grids, and government systems. Document measurable security improvements through vulnerability discoveries, system hardening, and threat mitigation.Privacy engineers should highlight GDPR, CCPA, and federal privacy regulation compliance work. Govtech developers must show modernization impact on public services. Open source security contributions demonstrate broad adoption and national benefit.

Frequently Asked Questions

1.Can software developers qualify for NIW without academic publications?

 Yes, through documented contributions to critical systems, open source security tools, vulnerability discoveries, deployed privacy solutions, or government technology projects demonstrating measurable national security or infrastructure protection impact.

2.How do I prove national importance for internal security work?

 Document impact on critical infrastructure sectors, compliance with federal security frameworks like NIST or CISA guidelines, protection of sensitive data at scale, or innovations addressing known national vulnerabilities without revealing proprietary details.

3.Does the January 2025 cybersecurity executive order help NIW petitions?

 Yes, it explicitly prioritizes cybersecurity innovation as a national interest, strengthening arguments that security professionals address urgent federal priorities and that labor certification delays harm national security preparedness.

4.What evidence matters most for cybersecurity NIW cases?

 Security certifications, documented vulnerability discoveries, deployed protection systems, contributions to security standards, open source security tools adoption, expert letters from security leaders, and alignment with federal cybersecurity initiatives and frameworks.

5.Can privacy focused work qualify for NIW approval?

 Yes, especially work implementing privacy by design principles, developing privacy preserving technologies, ensuring GDPR or CCPA compliance at scale, or creating privacy solutions protecting sensitive government or healthcare data serving national interests.

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