A reference letter question about EB1-OR employment-based application

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yueyue0903

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My lawyer said no reference letter should be from my company since my case is EB1B-outstanding researcher, employment based. People from my company are not independent, could be benefited from my application. But without the letter from my company, how could convince USCIS that I am an outstanding researcher in this field and how to reflect this is an employment based application? Is my lawyer right? I heard only 2-4 independent letters will be fine and I need to make sure that I have letters from my company, which is quite different from my lawyer told me.

Can someone comment on this? Or any link useful I can show to my lawyer?

Thanks a lot!!
 
A letter from your employer won't hurt at all. What would hurt is to have only this kind of letter.

If you are indeed an outstanding researcher, your company will benefit from your application, as will the US: it's the whole purpose of the EB1-OR! There is nothing wrong with that, even for the immigration officer reading your application.

Chris
 
Thank you! How can I convince my lawyer (assigned by company's legal firm) that the letter from the company won't hurt my case?
 
Ask him why it will hurt! I am sure he won't have any good reason :) as long as other letters are given.

You can convince him by teling him that the least you need is a potential employer convinced that you are good! The Immigration Officer could be surprised by not seeing this most basic proof of your value! (though we all agree that it is not sufficient)
 
I did include a "sort of" letter in my OR application. I had 5 "regular" letters from investigators who were familiar with my work, and could provide the typical type of letter. But I also had the Associate Dean write a letter describing the hiring process (how lucky they were to have me, because of my international reputation and important contributions to research, yada yada). Also, the cover letter (although actually drafted by me) was signed by my department chair, as the University/company is the one actually applying for the I-140.

I think that if you craft your packet in a way that tells your unique story, and try not to go with a "cookbook" packet that copies what others have done, it actually helps your case. Just my thoughts!

Best of luck!
 
WaryOR, you are right...

I guess, yueyue903, that you will have to convince your lawyer though. Good luck!
 
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