EB1 advice for physician-scientists?

[AGM6]

HI,

I am in my clinical residency, but I have a long research background. I am currently on an H1B visa, but I would like to apply for an EB1 visa in order to obtain a Green Card.
I try to get an insight into the paperwork that comes with such an application, and particularly which forms etc need to be used if one files without a lawyer.
Someone out there who went through this process and could offer some advice or a "self-help guide" to EB1 for "outstanding researcher"?
Any application template?

Thanks!

 

[eb1doc]

HI,

I am in my clinical residency, but I have a long research background. I am currently on an H1B visa, but I would like to apply for an EB1 visa in order to obtain a Green Card.
I try to get an insight into the paperwork that comes with such an application, and particularly which forms etc need to be used if one files without a lawyer.
Someone out there who went through this process and could offer some advice or a "self-help guide" to EB1 for "outstanding researcher"?
Any application template?

Thanks!

first and formost analyse your credentials based on information avaliable on USCIS website. If you are fitting well..........it will be difficult to obtain templates here but you can either go for lawyer or Do it urself kits.....we all can help you to analyse your credentials............at the most or any other eventual doubts!

 

[chatto]

Do it yourself kits?

Hi AGM6,

I like to consider myself a physician-scientist too, currently also enrolled in a residency program. While I don't have a long research background, I was able to get papers published during my residency and am waiting to hear about my EB1 application from NSC. I have several friends doing residency/ fellowship who recently applied for EB1 because of retrogression and they have all been sucessful in this. Some of them had no first author publications and had only co-author case reports to submit but apprently even just these were suffficient. In my opinion, their cases were made strong by very well-written letters of recommendation, which were done by lawyers specializing in EB1s. The referees simply signed those letters and included their CVs which made it easier for them too. My conclusion is that lawyers are definitely more expensive, but would present your case much more effectively than letters written by you or your referees. Good luck!

Chatto.