Hi all, I plan to apply for EB1-EA. I bought two DIY kits for EA+DIW but I still have some questions about writing reference letters. I need to prepare a draft letter very soon, so any help will be greatly appreciated.
1) Some sample letters I have start from a introduction of the referee him/herself. For NIW I understand this is crucial since the referee should be qualified to evaluate the national interest. But for EA I am not sure. Does the referee need to state his own qualification?
2) I heard for DIW it is necessary to have people who are internationally recognized, especially those from outside US. They do not need to know you personally as long as they know your work and support that it is related to National Interest. Is this the case for EA? How do they know that I am "extraordinary good" if they only know my work?
3) I heard it is preferred to have people NOT having the same country of origin to write the letter for you. How about those with the same origin but have already stayed in the US for 20+ years and have a US citizenship?
4) Does the referee need to state repeatedly that "Dr. Xiaoch is good..." or "Dr. Xiaoch's project is good..."? I mean again it might be true that the 1st case meets the EA creteria and the 2nd case does not (and the 2nd works instead for NIW).
5) Is there other general guidelines on how to write a good letter for EA?
Thanks a lot!
Xiao-ch
1) Some sample letters I have start from a introduction of the referee him/herself. For NIW I understand this is crucial since the referee should be qualified to evaluate the national interest. But for EA I am not sure. Does the referee need to state his own qualification?
2) I heard for DIW it is necessary to have people who are internationally recognized, especially those from outside US. They do not need to know you personally as long as they know your work and support that it is related to National Interest. Is this the case for EA? How do they know that I am "extraordinary good" if they only know my work?
3) I heard it is preferred to have people NOT having the same country of origin to write the letter for you. How about those with the same origin but have already stayed in the US for 20+ years and have a US citizenship?
4) Does the referee need to state repeatedly that "Dr. Xiaoch is good..." or "Dr. Xiaoch's project is good..."? I mean again it might be true that the 1st case meets the EA creteria and the 2nd case does not (and the 2nd works instead for NIW).
5) Is there other general guidelines on how to write a good letter for EA?
Thanks a lot!
Xiao-ch