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Eb1-ea
- Thread starter adhe2002
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Way beyond
The actual threshold for EB1(EA) these days tends to exceed the
minimum criteria stated greatly. The real keyword is "sustained national and international acclaim" evidencing "the very top in
the field of endeavor". I can\'t think of more than a couple Ph.D students in the whole country meeting this: I\'ve got my Ph.D (Chemistry) from a top-10 Private US University, and haven\'t seen any student getting EA even there. The real feel for what\'s needed can be obtained by reviewing the CVs of successful cases posted in public forums or talking with a highly reputable law firm with lots of EA experience (these regretably aren\'t cheap).
The actual threshold for EB1(EA) these days tends to exceed the
minimum criteria stated greatly. The real keyword is "sustained national and international acclaim" evidencing "the very top in
the field of endeavor". I can\'t think of more than a couple Ph.D students in the whole country meeting this: I\'ve got my Ph.D (Chemistry) from a top-10 Private US University, and haven\'t seen any student getting EA even there. The real feel for what\'s needed can be obtained by reviewing the CVs of successful cases posted in public forums or talking with a highly reputable law firm with lots of EA experience (these regretably aren\'t cheap).
Mustaq Aziz
Member
It depends on your luck
My fellow graduate student, who had a lot of papers on "Science" and "Nature", was denied. He had received his PhD degree at the time of RFE. Our school is technology type and is located accross the Charles River from Boston back bay.
A lady with a Bechelor\'s degree in the early 90\'s (who has been an undergraduate student of education and a part-time language instructor at a trash-grade school for the past four years) got EB1-EA approval recently. Do not ask me why.
The point is that you do not lose anything.
Good luck for whatever you decide.
My fellow graduate student, who had a lot of papers on "Science" and "Nature", was denied. He had received his PhD degree at the time of RFE. Our school is technology type and is located accross the Charles River from Boston back bay.
A lady with a Bechelor\'s degree in the early 90\'s (who has been an undergraduate student of education and a part-time language instructor at a trash-grade school for the past four years) got EB1-EA approval recently. Do not ask me why.
The point is that you do not lose anything.
Good luck for whatever you decide.
No you do lose a lot
By filing an I-140, you prima facie document your "immigrant intent",
which would, most likely, be a valid ground for subsequent denials of F-1 renewal as a Ph.D student, J-1 that you may need as a postdoc etc. after Ph.D, as well as their dependent F-2s and J-2s, very
likely TN (if applicable) and B-1/2 as well. Think before you jump.
By filing an I-140, you prima facie document your "immigrant intent",
which would, most likely, be a valid ground for subsequent denials of F-1 renewal as a Ph.D student, J-1 that you may need as a postdoc etc. after Ph.D, as well as their dependent F-2s and J-2s, very
likely TN (if applicable) and B-1/2 as well. Think before you jump.