Three pathways. One green card goal. Most applicants pick by reputation and then spend two extra years fixing the choice.
Tech professionals in the US often earn well above the field average and assume the high-salary criterion is a slam dunk.
A good attorney significantly raises your odds. A wrong one lowers them, and you may not know until the denial arrives.
Executives, senior engineers, and founders often skip the “critical or essential role” criterion because the language sounds subjective.
Researchers who move from academia into industry often assume their EB1A window is closing. The publications slow down. Citations stop growing at the same pace.
USCIS accepts memberships as evidence of distinction only in a narrow set of circumstances and most professional associations do not qualify.