On EB-2 NIW proposed endeavors
Here’s a post by immigration lawyer Amber Davis on EB-2 NIW proposed endeavors:
A lot of people I speak to about EB-2 NIW seem to think that there are certain things that if you say in your proposed endeavor will help your case. This is probably why a lot of applicants try to base their proposed endeavor on what has worked by looking for examples of proposed endeavors from people who have gotten approvals.
While it looks like USCIS is giving priority to some fields like AI, generally speaking, writing your proposed endeavor statement to include AI (or any other prioritized field) may not be the approach you want to take to build your case.
Generally, what I suggest to clients is to come up with a proposed endeavor on their own first that’s independent of what has “worked” for others so that the statement actually reflects what they actually want to work on in their field.
Building your profile with this approach - that is, looking at an applicant’s work experience and other activities to come up with a proposed endeavor - tends to produce more natural proposed endeavors and make the case look less like an attempt at showing USCIS what it wants to see in an EB-2 NIW case.
A general framework I like to use to think about proposed endeavors is to focus on:
What you intend to do as your proposed endeavor (which requires a detailed proposed endeavor statement that I work on with clients and continually refine as they build their profile - it’s also something we cover in our EB-2 profile-building course, NIW Ready).
How you intend to pursue that endeavor - the activities you plan to do outside your work at your company or at your company if your proposed endeavor is closely linked to the work you do for your employer.
What about your background makes you able to pursue your chosen endeavor.
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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.
Interested in profile-building for EB-2 NIW and maximizing your chances of approval? Check out Amber’s course, NIW Ready, which helps those of you who want to build a strong NIW profile in 2-3 months. You’ll also be considered for Amber’s refundable case package, which guarantees a refund of only attorney fees if your case does not get approved. At the end of the course, assuming you do the work, you’ll be ready to file.