On the EB-1A original contributions criterion

Written By Kwan Shun Jason Cheung

Here’s a post by immigration lawyer Amber Davis on the original contributions criterion:

Just because your work impacts your field outside of your employer does not mean you meet the original contributions criterion.

USCIS wants to see influence.

Impact as well.

They want to see major recognition and ideally media coverage or citations of the work you did and how it has influenced your field (for example, are several major U.S. companies now using a framework or standards that you helped introduce in your field).

-

Interested in EB-1A, EB-2 NIW or O-1? Feel free to reach out to Amber at info@waypointimmigration.org or via LinkedIn messages.

Interested in building a strong EB-1A profile? Check out EB-1A Strong, a community and course for those of you who want to build a strong EB-1A profile!

Kwan Shun Jason Cheung
Previous

On the leading or critical role EB-1A criterion
Next

On EB-1A profile-building for junior and mid-level professionals