I140-NIW approved in 39 days, no attorney!

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Ukr_Gal

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Not sure if I got lucky or what, but this is indeed possible to write everything yourself and get approved. Just wanted to get a word out there, if you feel like you can do it yourself - then go for it! I think an attorney is best for weaker cases, but if you've got some decent pubs/citations, good letters and perhaps awards or patents that were used by someone - go for it!

That's how I did everything. Took me almost 6 months from initiation to filing, bought a DIY kit and just pulled my evidence together. Have 20+ pubs (7 - 1st author), 160+ citations (115 independent), a DoD award (small one but I am a PI) and 7 strong letters (2 independent). I also work in a "desired" research field in a relatively famous non-profit institution. So I drafted the cover letter based on the DIY kit, but in the end I realized that the template wasen't perfect and just modified it according to my specific case. I ended up modifying it quite a bit. Sorry, CANNOT share the cover letter due to personal information, but having read the DIY kit anyone should be able to draft one for themselves. If you have strong evidence, you will have no problems EVEN if your cover letter is not perfect. After all, USCIS judges your professional qualities, not your cover letter writing abilities (as some lawyers want us to believe). If you wrote your own PhD dissertation, if you write research grants, if you plan and execute your own research experiments, I believe writing a cover letter won't be that hard. One thing though, I think persons with the cases not so strong may consider hiring a lawyer. I do believe that a strong cover letter may help weaker cases, but stronger cases should be OK either way.

Good luck everyone!
 
Congrats!!! Ukr_gal for getting closer to the permanent residency in US. I am very happy for you.

I remember you responding to my credential evaluation msg earlier. I have a question - I think you have better credentials than me (and you had suggested that I may fulfill 3 criteria for EB1) then why didn't you apply for EB1 yourself?
I am applying for EB1, also taking help from a lawyer but I feel I get better information from this forum than my lawyer.......do you have any tips for me?

Congrats again.

Molecular
 
Hey Molecular, I was thinking about EB1 as well. However, my case is easier to prove using NIW. EB1 migh have played out as well, but why do something in a hard way if this can be done in a simpler way? I am ROW and my PD is current, so I see no incentive to go over and above to do the EB1 petition (NIW itself was hard enough).
If I was from India or China, I would have probably done the EB1. Maybe both of them, just to be safe. Are you thinking of doing both? May be worth a shot if your lawyer does not charge an arm and leg for the 2nd petition :)
You can always email me if you have further questions! Good luck to you as well, please keep us posted!
 
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