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1 Employment Based Immigration: first Preference EB 1

You might be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of remarkable capability, are an outstanding teacher or scientist, or are a certain multinational executive or supervisor. Each occupational classification has certain requirements that must be fulfilled:

Your petitioning company must be a U.S. company and intend to employ you in a supervisory or executive capacity. The petitioner needs to have been doing company in the U.S. for a minimum of 1 year, as a legal entity with a certifying relationship to the entity that used you abroad in a managerial or executive capability.

No labor certification is required.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to show you have sustained national or international recognition and that your accomplishments have actually been recognized in your field of knowledge, you need to either consist of proof of a one-time achievement (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 listed criteria listed below (or equivalent proof if any of the requirements do not easily use):

- Evidence of invoice of lower nationally or internationally acknowledged rewards or awards for quality
- Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which demand exceptional accomplishment of their members
- Evidence of released product about you in expert or major trade publications or other major media
- Evidence that you have been asked to evaluate the work of others, either separately or on a panel
- Evidence of your original clinical, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance to the field
- Evidence of your authorship of scholarly posts in expert or significant trade or other significant media
- Evidence that your work has actually been displayed at creative exhibits or showcases
- Evidence of your performance of a leading or critical function in recognized organizations
- Evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field
- Evidence of your business successes in the performing arts
To find out more on Extraordinary Ability, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

** Examples of Documentary Evidence That an Individual is an Exceptional Professor or Researcher

In order to show you are an exceptional professor or scientist, you need to consist of evidence of 2 of the 6 listed criteria listed below (or comparable evidence if any of the requirements do not readily use):

- Evidence of receipt of major employment prizes or awards for impressive accomplishment
- Evidence of membership in associations that need their members to demonstrate outstanding accomplishment
- Evidence of released product in expert publications written by others about the alien's work in the academic field
- Evidence of participation, employment either on a panel or separately, as a judge of the work of others in the exact same or allied scholastic field
- Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research study contributions in the field
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in academic journals with global blood circulation) in the field
For more details on Outstanding Professors and Researchers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 3, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

To find out more on Multinational Executives or Managers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 4, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

Application Process

Extraordinary Ability: You might make an application for yourself by submitting a Type I-140, employment Petition for Alien Worker.
Outstanding Professors and Researchers: Your U.S. company should file a Kind I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your employer must be able to show a continuing ability to pay the used wage since the concern date. Your company may use a yearly report, federal income tax return, or audited financial declaration to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay your wage.
Multinational Manager or Executive: Your U.S. company must submit USCIS Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your employer needs to have the ability to show a continuing capability to pay the used wage as of the concern date. Your employer might utilize a yearly report, federal tax return, or audited financial declaration to show a continuing ability to pay your wage.