On a new profile-building review initiative
A lot of you have been asking me to review your EB-1A/EB-2 NIW/O-1 profile-building progress and to also provide insights on strengthening your profile (especially for fields outside of tech and AI where I can still help with evaluating opportunities based on how you would want to present evidence to a lawyer).
This would be an initiative more suitable for those of you who may not be a good fit for the outreach initiative but still want help with profile-building, especially in reviewing your progress.
I have therefore been thinking about starting a new initiative focused on ($500 every 3 months):
Tracking your profile-building (through a document that you share and continually update).
Refining your case narrative.
Answering your questions over messages.
A call every 3 months.
Providing lawyer recommendations.
Interested? Feel free to fill out this form: https://forms.gle/jcZb2N1SJtNb4TVc9
I am still in the testing phase of this initiative and may only open it up to a small number of people to start.
About me:
My name is Jason and I work with top immigration lawyers on educational resources related EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, and O-1. Most of the profile-building insights I share in this newsletter come from my work with these lawyers.
Outreach Initiative:
Need help with outreach to land profile-building opportunities? Apply to join the outreach initiative: https://forms.gle/cWCgd9z4jrP48Twr8
With current members of this initiative, in around a month, I have been able to help them land:
83 peer review opportunities with NeurIPS, a top AI conference, an IEEE AI conference, and the IEEE Computer Society’s flagship magazine, Computer.
191 industry-focused hackathon judging opportunities (including a hackathon at the Y Combinator offices with Anthropic, a hackathon sponsored by Anthropic, an MIT hackathon sponsored by OpenAI, a hackathon with NVIDIA, an official Cursor hackathon, and an AWS hackathon).
2 conference committee invitations with a top AI conference.
2 conference speaking opportunities.
2 peer review advisory board opportunities with one of the fastest growing AI communities in the world.
8 speaking opportunities at high profile events.
1 opportunity to lead an AI workshop.
Here are reviews from current members of the outreach initiative: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FfQJbVlRmRGxhj4JbFQD6YSScdAvGY_PrTLo9ebrHPs/edit?usp=sharing
Help with finding a lawyer:
I am currently working on a list of lawyer recommendations and also in the process of vetting several firms. I have also asked them for special offers. To note down your interest in this resource, please fill out the form below.
Independent References:
I also currently work with twelve experts (an Associate Professor at Rutgers, a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic, the former CTO of MySpace, etc.) on EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, and O-1 independent reference letters. You can submit a request for a letter or letters here: https://forms.gle/k5NpBURkfo5ozgL1A
As a paid subscriber to this newsletter, you get access to:
My EB-1A/EB-2 NIW/O-1 profile-building opportunities database (400+ opportunities so far, updated every 2-3 days). Once you become a paid subscriber, I will share this spreadsheet with you.
My private EB-1A/EB-2 NIW/O-1 profile-building group (link below, you will also get access to the newsletter chat). Members have been able to:
Land speaking opportunities.
Land peer review and other judging opportunities (through a university contact listed in my newsletter resources and through peer reviewer members of my private group).
Land conference committee positions.
Find co-authors for papers.
Get in touch with reporters.
Find independent references.
Get involved in top member organizations in their field.
Work with other profile-builders.
Judge hackathons.
Help with finding a lawyer (I am currently working on a list of lawyer recommendations and also in the process of vetting several firms. I have also asked them for special offers).
My contacts database (these are universities, event organizers, and people involved in relevant organizations that I have spoken to, you can mention my name if you decide to reach out to them). Also, next week, I will be speaking to someone who has won six hackathons to see if he can share insights on how to land hackathon judging opportunities.
Video resources (recorded question and answer-style videos with EB-1A recipients, recordings of my EB-1A profile-building office hours), my guides to EB-1A and EB-2 NIW profile-building, and my reviews of AAO decisions (which go into USCIS’s reasoning for denying an EB-1A/O-1 petition). I review both EB-1A and O-1 decisions.
Once you become a paid subscriber, I will share all of the above resources with you via Google Drive (links below).