U.S. announces new rules for EB1 immigrant visas

Highlights: New rules announced for US EB1 immigrant visas

• The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released new updates for the EB-1 eligibility criteria.
• The USCIS Policy Manual will be updated to clarify the types of documents accepted for EB-1 visa applicants.
• Past memberships under the membership criterion will also be accepted by the USCIS.
• The new policy has been released with immediate effect and replaces all updates released earlier.

 

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New Guidance on EB-1 Eligibility Criteria

The USCIS will update the Policy Manual to provide new guidance on the EB-1 eligibility criteria and clarify the type of documents that can be submitted as evidence of the applicants' extraordinary abilities.

 

The new policy guidance is willing to accept the following as evidence of extraordinary abilities:

 

• An applicant’s team awards of excellence with national or international recognition
• Past membership of the applicant under the membership criterion
• Published material demonstrating the value of service provided by the applicant
• Non-artistic exhibitions as a part of the properly supported claim of comparable evidence

 

The new policy update aims to clarify the details and provide transparency to petitioners so that they can submit appropriate evidence to demonstrate the applicant's eligibility. The new update overrules all prior updates released on this topic and will be implemented immediately.

 

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