The correct way to think about EB-1A
EB-1A profile-building is not about meeting as many criteria as possible.
It is about showing how you have risen to the top of your field (final merits).
The criteria are a part of how you put together that argument but on their own do not sufficiently help you strengthen that argument (especially if the evidence you present only meets the plain language of the criteria).
Here is a video on the correct way to think about EB-1A:
Also, I will be hosting an insights session in the next three weeks on EB-1A and O-1 RFEs with a well-known law firm. We may also eventually do a similar session on EB-2 NIW RFEs.
You can sign up for the session through the link below (for paid subscribers).
We will be covering:
Data on EB-1A and O-1 RFEs (based on the hundreds of cases the firm has handled).
How they approach EB-1A and O-1 RFEs.
Actual (anonymized) examples of how they have helped clients overcome RFEs.
Here are some data points that they have shared about their work with EB-1A and O-1 clients (I will also share data points on their work with EB-2 NIW clients shortly):
200-250 active EB-1A and O-1 cases per month.
An approval rate of approximately 91-93%.
Clients tend to be top ML researchers, startup founders, senior engineers, product leaders, academics, inventors with impactful patents, etc.
As part of an ongoing pilot initiative, I will also be selecting 10-30 more of you (possibly more) who are 1-3 months away from filing and giving you access to:
Complimentary consultations with them.
A special case rate (around $9000 if I refer you versus over $10,000).
I will slowly increase access to this offer once I am able to get feedback from initial members of this initiative.
My focus with this initiative will be (and will always be) your experience as a client. If you are selected for this initiative and sign on with the firm to have them handle your case, I will be closely involved to make sure you get a great experience.
I will also be working with them on materials and events to help with answering some of your questions about EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, and O-1.
Interested in joining this pilot initiative and/or getting access to the insights session? (for paid subscribers)
Apply here (feel free to indicate that you are interested in joining the ongoing pilot initiative to help you find a lawyer):