The Klasko EB-1 team successfully assisted a remarkable hedge fund manager whose work at for-profit and non-profit organizations resulted in many benefits to the lives of other Americans.
A virtuoso of a musical instrument uncommon in the United States wanted to pursue a green card. Despite a lack of widespread cultural familiarity with this genre, extensive investigation and documentation of performance history by Klasko's EB-1 Team resulted in an approval.
The Klasko veteran EB-1 team was able to coordinate a successful approval for a nontraditional choice for Outstanding Researcher by extensively documenting our clinincal client's many organizational memberships and through testimonial support from field-leading experts.
A post-doctoral researcher with expertise in advanced molecular biology techniques retained us to prepare his green card application in the Extraordinary Ability category. To the untrained eye, his case was not an obvious choice for this classification.
We applied for a Q-1 cultural exchange visa for a chef who came U.S. to cook, but also to educate the public on Chinese culture and the art of Chinese cooking.
We worked closely with a client who had developed a proven yet simple and methodical massage technique to relax horses. He currently works on horses in the United States using his revolutionary technique.
EB-1 Immigration refers to the employment based first preference immigrant visa category.
The EB-1 immigration program is the most desirable option for obtaining permanent residency in the United States among all of the employment-based immigration options. EB-1 immigration refers to the employment-based first preference immigrant visa category, which is reserved for “priority workers,” giving them first preference in the green card acquisition process.
Employment-based immigration does not necessarily mean employer-sponsored; rather, it means that the basis for migration is the individual’s intention to continue to be employed in his or her field. For example, employment-based immigration includes self-petition options for aliens of extraordinary ability (EB-1A) and for advanced degree professionals whose migration is in the national interest, also called the national interest waiver (NIW). There is also a fifth-preference category known as the Immigrant Investor Visa Program (EB-5), through which our EB-5 Immigration lawyers help eligible immigrant investors become lawful permanent residents by making an investment that creates American jobs.
The extraordinary ability category is one of the fastest methods for obtaining an employment-based visa because there is no requirement for a PERM Labor Certification or an existing job offer from an U.S.-based employer.
This category also does not require the PERM Labor Certification, but applicants must be sponsored by a qualifying U.S. employer offering them permanent employment.
Applicants in this category are required to have been employed outside of the U.S. in an executive or managerial capacity for one of the preceding three years, in a company related to the company in the U.S. by which they will be employed as an executive or manager.
In addition, individuals at an earlier stage in their career may self-sponsor NIW classification under the EB-2 category based on their prior accomplishments and the benefit of their work to the national interests of the United States. No job offer is required.
Since the category is first preference, wait time is often the shortest of the employment-based categories. This means applicants are not typically required to wait for extended periods of time to receive or apply for their immigrant visa.
Our skilled team of seasoned EB-1 immigration lawyers can help determine the best path of employment-based immigration for you and assist in completing the necessary documentation to get approved for an EB-1 or NIW green card. Contact our team of EB-1 immigration attorneys for more information and to begin the process today.
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As with most realms of immigration policy, the EB-1 landscape is in constant flux. We’ll help you stay up-to-date on every development that comes across the EB-1 ticker.
A well-crafted EB-1 case has many elements. Browse these examples to see the ways we creatively and effectively represent the best and the brightest in every field.
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