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You may be qualified for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of extraordinary capability, are an exceptional teacher or scientist, or are a certain multinational executive or supervisor. Each occupational classification has particular requirements that should be fulfilled:

Your petitioning employer needs to be a U.S. company and mean to employ you in a supervisory or executive capacity. The petitioner should have been doing company in the U.S. for at least 1 year, as a legal entity with a qualifying relationship to the entity that employed you abroad in a managerial or employment executive capacity.

No labor accreditation is needed.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to show you have actually sustained national or global honor which your achievements have been recognized in your field of know-how, you need to either include proof of a one-time accomplishment (significant internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 noted requirements below (or equivalent evidence if any of the requirements do not readily apply):

- Evidence of receipt of lower nationally or employment internationally acknowledged prizes or awards for quality
- Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which require exceptional accomplishment of their members
- Evidence of released material about you in professional or major employment trade publications or other major media
- Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either separately or on a panel
- Evidence of your initial scientific, employment academic, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of significant significance to the field
- Evidence of your authorship of scholarly short articles in expert or major trade publications or other significant media
- Evidence that your work has actually been displayed at creative exhibits or showcases
- Evidence of your of a leading or vital function in prominent organizations
- Evidence that you command a high salary or other substantially high remuneration in relation to others in the field
- Evidence of your industrial successes in the carrying out arts
To find out more on Extraordinary Ability, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

** Examples of Documentary Evidence That an Individual is an Impressive Professor or Researcher

In order to show you are an impressive professor or scientist, you need to include evidence of 2 of the 6 noted criteria below (or comparable proof if any of the criteria do not readily use):

- Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for impressive accomplishment
- Evidence of subscription in associations that require their members to show impressive achievement
- Evidence of released product in expert publications written by others about the alien's operate in the scholastic field
- Evidence of involvement, either on a panel or separately, as a judge of the work of others in the very same or allied academic field
- Evidence of original scientific or academic research contributions in the field
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with worldwide flow) in the field
To learn more on Outstanding Professors and Researchers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 3, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

For additional information on Multinational Executives or Managers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 4, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

Application Process

Extraordinary Ability: You might obtain yourself by submitting a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.
Outstanding Professors and Researchers: Your U.S. employer need to submit a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your employer needs to have the ability to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay the provided wage as of the priority date. Your company may use a yearly report, federal earnings tax return, or audited monetary declaration to show a continuing ability to pay your wage.
Multinational Manager or Executive: Your U.S. employer need to submit USCIS Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application procedure, your company must be able to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the used wage as of the concern date. Your employer may use a yearly report, federal tax return, or audited financial declaration to demonstrate a continuing capability to pay your wage.