EB-1B Application Criteria

I. You must demonstrate international recognition for your outstanding achievements in a particular academic field. Specifically, you must meet at least 2 of the 6 criteria listed below:

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• Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement;

• Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement;

• Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the alien's work in the academic field;

• Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field;

• Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field;

• Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field;

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II. You must have at least three years of experience in teaching or researching in that academic area.

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III. You must also have a job offer from a university, institution of higher learning, or department, division or institute of a private employer. The private employer must show documented accomplishments and that it employs at least 3 full-time researchers. No labor certification is required.