Labor shortage in a particular field is not enough to establish national importance. Petitioners must demonstrate spillover effects to industry as a whole beyond one’s immediate employer or clients.
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Three strategies to succeed in the “national importance” prong of a NIW petition: be specific, identify industry-wide impacts, and focus on innovations.
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NIW applicants have the benefit of self-petitioning. Entrepreneurs, consultants and other applicants who want more flexibility in their future work plans may prefer to self-petition.
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NIW applicants who are qualifying based on exceptional ability should provide as much documentation as possible to show they are exceptional compared to others in their field.
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Scott Legal, PC just had a National Interest Exception Application (NIE) approved by the U.S. Consulate in Prague. The NIE was approved under the new, stricter guidance.
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For NIW applicants who are applying as entrepreneurs, a comprehensive business plan is an important part of the NIW application.
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category. The NIW falls under the EB-2 category, which means that as a threshold requirement each applicant must have an…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits applicants to self-petition. The NIW falls under the EB-2 green card category, which means that any applicant…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits the applicant to self-petition. Applicants can also be sponsored by an employer. The “waiver” part of the National…
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A National Interest Waiver is a green card petition that falls under the employment-based second preference (“EB-2”) category. Normally in this category an employer must go through a PERM labor…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits self-petitioning. The waiver part of the name is based on the fact that this green card…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card option in the EB-2 category. To qualify for an EB-2, the applicant must have an advanced degree or its…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits self-petitioning. The waiver part of the name is based on the fact that this green card…
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Expert letters are an important part of a National Interest Waiver application, as they can be used to discuss the applicant’s professional history and success, as well as explain the…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category. The NIW falls under the EB-2 category, which means that as a threshold requirement, each applicant must have an…
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In 2017, a new court decision (Matter of Dhanasar), changed the standard for the National Interest Waiver (NIW) which made this category much more approvable for entrepreneurs. An NIW is a…
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We just had an EB-2 national interest waiver approval for an engineer. The application was approved without an RFE and the applicant will now transition to a green card. National…
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We just had a green card approval for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver applicant. The green card was granted without an interview, as the petition was filed prior to March…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category based on a waiver of the job offer and the labor certification (PERM) process if it is in…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category based on a waiver of the job offer and the labor certification (PERM) process if it is in…
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The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an employment based green card category that permits self-petitioning. The waiver part of the name is based on the fact that this green card…
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E-2 Visa or E-1 Visa (Treaty Investor or Trader) An E-2 visa allows nationals from certain countries to either buy or start a business in the U.S.. The applicant must…
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In order to obtain a green card through an employer, in most instances your employer must go through a labor certification process through the Department of Labor to certify that…
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