EB-2 NIW - it’s not just about credentials

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Credentials alone won’t get you NIW.

A strong NIW case relies on showing how a candidate’s work will have national impact in the future.

It’s not so much about the past and what the candidate has done in the past, but what the candidate will do with their current skills in the future that will have a national impact on the U.S.

It’s why top-notch credentials alone won’t get you NIW.

So as an attorney, focus on how an applicant’s top-notch credentials will help make a national impact on areas of national interest in the near future.

To do so you need to outline a candidate’s past achievements and credentials, but don’t get so wrapped up in how good they are now that you forget the most important parts of the case.

It’s the “how” in regards to having a national impact on an area of national interest that matters.

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This post is by Amber G. Davis. She started her career working at a boutique immigration firm before moving on to two different large immigration firms (one of which is one of the largest immigration firms in the world). She’s advised numerous high-tech companies of all shapes and sizes, from startups to top ten Fortune 500 companies, and from nonprofits to companies in the IPO process. She now runs Waypoint Immigration USA, representing only individual employees for EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, O-1, etc. and is well-known on LinkedIn with 7.7K+ followers.

Want to get in touch with Amber? You can reach her at amber.davis@waypointimmigration.org or through a LinkedIn connection note (Amber’s LinkedIn profile).