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EB-1 Visa
What is the procedure when a foreign individual arrives in the United States?
Upon entry into the United States, the foreign individual will give a sealed envelope (provided by the U.S. embassy or consulate) to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer. The CBP officer will stamp the foreign individual’s passport. This signifies entry as an immigrant.
What is the National Visa Center?
Once the Immigrant Petition is approved by the USCIS, the Immigrant Petition is forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC). The NVC performs a background check of the foreign individual, collects immigrant visa fees and documents, processes the immigrant visa application and provides instruction regarding the interview and the required medical examination. After processing is… Read More
What are the requirements of the employment based first preference category to qualify as a multinational executive or manager?
To be considered a multinational executive or manager the foreign individual must have been employed outside the United States in the 3 years preceding the Immigrant Petition for at least 1 year by a firm or corporation or other legal entity or an affiliate or subsidiary and the foreign individual seeks to enter the United… Read More
What are the requirements of the employment based first preference category to qualify as an outstanding professor or researcher?
To be considered an outstanding professor or researcher the foreign individual must be recognized internationally as outstanding in a specific academic area; have 3 years of teaching or research experience in the academic area; and seek entry into the United States for a tenure (or tenure track) teaching position with a university or institution of… Read More
What are the requirements of the employment based first preference category to qualify as an ‘exceptional ability’ alien?
The foreign individual’s extraordinary ability must be in sciences, art, education, business or athletics and demonstrated through sustained national or international acclaim; whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation; and who seeks entry into the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability. To demonstrate sustained national or… Read More
What are the requirements of the employment based first preference category?
The foreign individual may qualify for the employment based first preference category if s/he is an alien with extraordinary ability in sciences, art, education, business or athletics or an outstanding professor or researcher or a multinational executive or manager.
What are the requirements to file a Multinational Executive/Manager Immigrant Petition?
There is no labor certification requirement. The petitioner must be a U.S. employer (company or individual). There must be a job offer. The foreign individual must qualify for the employment based preference category. The U.S. employer must demonstrate its ability to pay the offered wage.
What are the requirements to file an Outstanding Professor or Researcher Immigrant Petition?
There is no labor certification requirement. The petitioner must be a U.S. employer (company or individual). There must be a job offer. The foreign individual must qualify for the employment based preference category. The U.S. employer must demonstrate its ability to pay the offered wage.
What are the requirements to file an Exceptional Ability Immigrant Petition?
There is no labor certification requirement. There is no employer or job offer requirement. The foreign individual must qualify for the employment based preference category.