How much help does a letter from Senator or congressman on NIW case?

[xiaoyun]

For NIW case, is any help with a reference letter from Senator or congressman?

I know some of my friends wrote a letter to the senator and succefully got the recommendation. Their cases have been approved. But I do not know maybe they already have a case and the recommendation from the senator did not help much. After all, recommendations should be from the experts in the field.

Any comments?

Thanks

 

[leroythelion]

After all, recommendations should be from the experts in the field.

Thanks

Says who? An expert testimony is required to demonstrate that *you* are an expert in your field. I think that the senator would be a good "icing on the cake" to prove national scope. If I was a reviewer, I would think twice about rejecting the national scope arm of a petition that was endorsed by a Senator...especially if that recommendation fulfilled a legal requirement for proving NIW.

Brian

 

[Sandy2000]

I believe I read somewhere that the USCIS takes into consideration the letter from Senator if the senator has technical expertise to evaluate your credential. For example a senator with a background in arts/business may not be able to evaluate the credential of a somebody say in Biological science.

Says who? An expert testimony is required to demonstrate that *you* are an expert in your field. I think that the senator would be a good "icing on the cake" to prove national scope. If I was a reviewer, I would think twice about rejecting the national scope arm of a petition that was endorsed by a Senator...especially if that recommendation fulfilled a legal requirement for proving NIW.

Brian