EB-1A vs EB-1B vs EB-1C: Which Category Should You Use?
All three skip the labor certification, but they differ on who files, what is tested and how portable the case is. A side-by-side guide to choosing.
All three skip the labor certification, but they differ on who files, what is tested and how portable the case is. A side-by-side guide to choosing.
Both let you file without an employer, but they test different things. Here is how the EB-1A and EB-2 NIW differ on standard, evidence and wait.
The EB-1C skips PERM, so the process runs from corporate review to the I-140 and then the I-485 or consular visa. Here is each step and what drives the wait.
Yes. The EB-1C does not require prior L-1A status. Managers abroad, on H-1B, or on E-2 can qualify if the company and the job history fit the rules.
A denial is not the end of an EB-1 case. The reasons USCIS gives most often, and how to choose between a motion, an AAO appeal and a stronger new petition.
The job offer sinks more EB-1B cases than the research record does. Which positions qualify as permanent, which do not, and how to draft the offer letter.