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I assume that by "subjective/objective" you mean dependent/independent referees. Your Ph.D. advisor can contribute very little to the overall assessment of your case, as s/he is the most dependent. If your advisor is one of the world's leading expert in her/his field, there's no harm in adding...

Reference letters should be submitted with formal letterhead, which usually includes physical address, phone numbers and email addresses. That's how my references sent in their letters (NIW application). It's very unlikely that USCIS will contact directly your references, given their backlog...

Congratulations Sm1smom!! I'm sure it's wonderful to be done with USCIS. My eligibility date (4 years and 9 months) is in late May 2020, so I don't think I can vote in November 2020 :-(

This question is difficult to answer since the information you provided is minimal. The USCIS website mentions that that a Bachelor degree + 10 years of experience are the BARE minimum to apply, but insufficient in and of themselves, since you also have to demonstrate "exceptional ability in...

Have you ever filled out (online or paper form) an AR-11 form? ANY alien (including GC holders) must submit that form within 10 days after changing his/her address. Now it's true that USCIS can't really know if you sent it 10, 30, or 60 days after you moved, beyond what you reported. But...

I don't have any knowledge about USAVisaNow. I have only good things to say about Victoria Chen, whose law firm submitted my EB2-NIW application. They were professional and courteous, and I got my GC approved without any RFE relatively quickly. They have amazing success rates (around 97-98%)...

You haven't provided enough details in your initial post. Did you ever work for that employer (before the GC)? If not, why? Did you work in a similar line of work (as a nurse) for another employer after you became a permanent resident? Green cards holders have the right to work at any legal...

Your last question/comment is puzzling: if you can get a GC, get it ASAP. Later on, if needed, you can get a reentry permit. I got my GC in the NIW category over 3 years ago. As a GC holder you're allowed to travel abroad without a problem as long as you actually reside in the US and spend...

I've been a permanent resident for almost 2.5 years now, and traveled abroad for short periods 6-7 times. Each time I returned, in at least 5 different POEs (most recently at JFK 2 weeks ago), I was asked what was my job. I think that CBP officers are just trying to confirm that your stay...

I was on J-1 with 2YHRR (Fulbright). When I went through the Green Card process in 2015, I attached a transcript of my entry/exit record from my country's home office, entry/stamps from my passport, and boarding passes from my travels. I also had copies of utility bills, but those weren't...

Just to clarify about #4: of course USCIS asked for my status at the time, and they did get a copy of my second J-1 stamp & DS-2019. What they did NOT ask for was any evidence that I completed the 2YHRR. Keep in mind that DOS is responsible for handling the home residency requirement and...

Regarding question #1 - I think you are exempted, but I'm hardly an expert. 3. I came to the U.S. on a Fulbright fellowship, so both my J-1 stamp and DS-2019 were marked with the 2-year requirement. 4. After completing the 2 years, I returned to the U.S. on a different J-1 visa (that had no...

Did you spend any time in Russia after 2007? Any day spent there would count toward the 730 days mark. I completed the 2-year HRR prior to my COS to H1-B. From my experience, USCIS didn't even look closely at that stage, but rather during my Green Card process. According to the State...

It's very difficult to know, as USCIS parameters aren't consistent. My NIW case was approved last spring with ~12 publications (one of them a book) and <10 citations. Yet in my humanities field I was able to show many other direct references to my work, media coverage of my work (incl. a PBS...

Thanks Alexander, Since I'm in a Humanities field and my number of citations is rather low (less than 20, and then for some reason more than half appear only on Google Scholar results, but not on my Google Scholar profile), I'm trying to use whatever I can: Will a book review be considered as...

Hi Alexander, I think that a book chapter does count as a journal article; both can be refereed or not, and I don't know how much importance does USCIS lend to that point. Your second question interests me, because my own book (I'm the only author) sold more than 300 copies. As the number of...

Hi all, I know that when on H-1B status you cannot receive payments from anyone besides your employer, and that includes honorariums. I'm a professor at a university, and I have many invitations to give lectures by various organizations. Usually what I do is to have those organizations who...

Hi, I've seen previous threads on the topic, but they were all from people in STEM fields. I'm in the Humanities, so maybe the yardsticks are different. I'm a professor and administrator at a small university, currently on H-1B status (since May 2012). I'm trying to assess how demanding are...

You may encounter a problem in obtaining a second J-1 after a waiver was approved for an earlier J-1: applying for a waiver indicates immigration intent, and the J visa is NOT a dual-intent visa (as is H-1B, for example). Under such circumstances, it's quite possible your application will be denied.

I would also go forAOS, but watch for the 60-day rule I agree that AOS makes more sense in your situation (by the way, wouldn't CP make you stay in your home country and therefore lose the school year?) Yet there's one thing to keep in mind: when you enter the U.S. on your F-1 visa, it's a...