On picking activities to build your EB-2 NIW profile

Here’s a post by immigration lawyer Amber Davis on picking activities to build your EB-2 NIW profile:

When picking activities to build your EB-2 NIW profile, focus on relevance to your proposed endeavor and your level of involvement and contribution in your chosen activity.

Not on the type of activity.

Contrary to what you might think, officers don’t prefer to see certain activities over others (paper writing, for example, does not automatically strengthen your case).

Relevance and significance.

These are the two qualities that officers look at when evaluating the activities you’ve done.

Relevance as in whether a certain activity shows that you are pursuing your proposed endeavor or are equipping yourself with the skills and experiences to pursue your proposed endeavor.

Significance as in whether a certain activity shows that you’ve made an important contribution to your field and the impact of that contribution, as well as your overall reputation for expertise.

So when picking activities to build your EB-2 NIW profile, focus on relevance and significance and not on certain types of activities that you think will automatically strengthen your profile.

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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.