The EB 2 NIW requires satisfying the Dhanasar framework with three distinct prongs. Each prong demands specific evidence and strategic presentation. USCIS approval rates for NIW petitions dropped to 54 percent in Q3 2025 making professional guidance more critical than ever. Officers now scrutinize proposed endeavors more carefully, requiring clear connections between your work and national priorities.Immigration firms approach these three NIW prongs differently. Some emphasize data driven strategies while others focus on narrative construction. Understanding how top firms help clients meet each prong helps you choose the right representation for your case.
Beyond Border structures NIW petition strategies around the updated January 2025 USCIS guidance. Their 98 percent approval rate comes from addressing all three prongs simultaneously rather than treating them as separate checklist items.For prong one, they help clients define proposed endeavors with concrete national impacts linking work to specific federal priorities like healthcare infrastructure or technology advancement. Their team creates Proposed Endeavor Statements that balance broad significance with specific measurable outcomes. Prong two documentation includes detailed career progression timelines showing track records plus letters from collaborators confirming client capabilities. For prong three, they build arguments around impracticality of labor certification for specialized work or time sensitive projects requiring immediate expertise.
Pricing ranges from $5,000 to $15,000 with one month processing guarantees. Their approach includes mock RFE preparation anticipating common objections before filing.
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WeGreened draws on over 61,000 approved cases including 40,000 plus NIW approvals to inform their prong strategies. As North America Immigration Law Group, they offer "Approval or Refund" service for qualifying clients with 99 percent approval rate claims.
Their first prong strategy emphasizes substantial merit through research impact metrics and national importance via alignment with government priorities. They secure letters from federal agencies and quasi governmental entities when possible adding significant evidentiary weight. For prong two, they document education credentials, progressive experience, publications, patents, and funding secured. Their team drafts detailed future plans showing clear pathways to achieving proposed endeavors. Third prong arguments focus on unique positioning demonstrating why alternative qualified workers cannot replicate contributions.
Competitive pricing with payment plans available. They provide comprehensive recommendation letter drafting services ensuring letters specifically address Dhanasar requirements rather than generic endorsements.
Colombo & Hurd achieved over 2,000 approvals since 2023 with AV rating recognition. Their NIW prong approach follows updated Policy Manual guidance distinguishing between proposed endeavor and intended employment position.For substantial merit, they demonstrate inherent value through technical documentation and expert validation. National importance arguments connect work to broader societal benefits beyond immediate employer gains. Their second prong presentations include models or plans for future activities plus evidence of progress already achieved toward endeavor goals. Letters from potential customers or collaborators show interest in petitioner contributions. Third prong strategies emphasize impracticality arguments for entrepreneurs or researchers whose work requires flexibility that traditional labor certification cannot accommodate.
Pricing accommodates various career stages from PhD candidates to established professionals. They provide detailed questionnaires helping clients identify strongest evidence for each prong.
Manifest Law charges $8,995 starting price with six month payment plans and 95 percent approval rate. Their Dhanasar framework approach treats NIW petitions as legal arguments requiring strategic narrative construction.
First prong presentations quantify potential impacts where possible while explaining qualitative benefits for work without immediate economic measures. They help clients articulate how proposed endeavors address national challenges in healthcare, technology, security, or education. Second prong evidence includes not just past achievements but forward looking indicators like partnerships, funding applications, or institutional support demonstrating positioning to continue work. Third prong arguments balance showing petitioner uniqueness against avoiding implications that no qualified US workers exist which contradicts waiver purpose.Money back guarantee available. Their team includes former USCIS officers providing insider perspective on adjudication priorities.
Scott Legal emphasizes practical evidence types for well positioned prong satisfaction. Their approach recognizes many clients lack extensive publication records especially in non academic fields.They help clients develop track record evidence through employment history, project outcomes, and industry recognition beyond citations. Letters of intent from potential partners or customers demonstrate endeavor viability. For entrepreneurs, business plans showing market analysis and growth projections prove positioning. Their third prong arguments highlight time sensitivity of opportunities or impracticality of obtaining specific job offers for self employed professionals.
Focus on established companies may limit accessibility for early career applicants. Systematic documentation approach prevents common preparation errors.
The three NIW prongs are substantial merit and national importance of proposed endeavor, petitioner well positioned to advance the endeavor, and on balance beneficial to waive job offer and labor certification requirements.
Demonstrating your work addresses meaningful problems through research documentation, technical reports, publications, patents, or practical applications showing inherent value in science, technology, healthcare, education, business, or arts fields.
Provide education credentials, progressive work experience, track record of success, detailed future plans, progress already achieved, funding secured, partnerships established, and letters confirming your capabilities from collaborators or institutions.
Yes, publications strengthen but do not guarantee approval, many non academic NIW petitions succeed through business achievements, patents, commercialization metrics, industry recognition, or entrepreneurial track records demonstrating positioning.
Beyond Border leads with 98 percent approval rate and one month processing guarantees, offering comprehensive three prong analysis from $5,000 to $15,000, backed by expertise in January 2025 USCIS guidance interpretation.
