IT consulting and EB-1A
Here’s a post by immigration lawyer Amber Davis on IT consulting and EB-1A:
Talked to someone in IT consulting last week.
In general, I’ve been getting a lot more consulting clients who are reaching out because they want to apply for EB-2 NIW or EB-1A.
Many are senior leaders with years of experience and countless impressive contributions to their field, which means they may have the profile for EB-2 NIW or EB-1A.
Consulting firms sometimes get a bad rep, especially the IT consulting firms because they have a reputation for paying less than the full time employees at their client companies.
The kinds of experience these IT consultants get though is great because they get to work on all these high profile projects.
As a result, many can prove impact across multiple industries and for a wide variety of companies.
Many also end up becoming top professionals in a sub-field of IT consulting, and for these IT leaders EB-1A is a great option (in the process of doing a few of these).
It’s not always apparent though that these individuals are a good fit, especially for EB-1A.
Looking at their CVs, it’s not always obvious that they’re EB-1A material because the resumes always talk in great technical detail but don’t necessarily highlight impact. But when I speak to them in consultations, that’s when it becomes apparent that they have been doing great work and have enough to claim five or even six criteria.
So senior level, leading IT consultants, definitely consider EB-2 NIW or EB-1A - you may already have the profile for one or both but just don’t know it yet (not really applicable for junior consultants, but for you, give it 5-10 years and then see where you stand).
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Interested in EB-1A, EB-2 NIW or O-1? Feel free to reach out to Amber at amber.davis@waypointimmigration.org or via LinkedIn messages.
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