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Employment-based first-preference green card for people of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors/researchers, and multinational managers or executives. Many EB-1 sub-categories do not require a labor certification.
Top-tier professionals: extraordinary-ability individuals, outstanding academics, and multinational executives/managers.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Yes, but only in the extraordinary ability subcategory. EB-1 extraordinary ability applicants can self-petition with no job offer or labor certification; the other two subcategories require an employer.
EB-1 is the employment-based first-preference green card for top-tier talent: people of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, and multinational managers or executives.
You generally must show a one-time major international award, or meet at least three of the regulatory criteria such as awards, published work, judging, and original contributions.
Premium processing is available for most EB-1 I-140 petitions, giving faster USCIS adjudication, though multinational manager/executive cases became eligible later than the other subcategories.
Yes. If your EB-1 I-140 is approved, your spouse and unmarried children under 21 can obtain derivative permanent residence as E-14 and E-15 immigrants.
EB-1 covers people of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, and certain multinational managers or executives, each with its own criteria.
The core filing is Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. After approval you adjust status with Form I-485 or process an immigrant visa abroad, subject to visa availability.
