EB-1 Extraordinary Ability

EB-1: Extraordinary Ability

If your occupation is in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, and you "are one of the small percentage who have risen to the very top of your field", then you may be able to qualify under the "EB-1 Individuals with Extraordinary Ability" category, provided that you meet certain criteria.

List of primary avenues to U.S. Permanent Residency (“Green Card” status)

What this page does. Permanent residence, the status commonly called a green card, can be reached by more than a dozen separate legal routes. Each has its own eligibility rules, its own petition or application, and its own place in the annual numerical limits. This page maps those routes so that the relevant one can be identified quickly. Every entry is an outline only; the linked pages carry the detail.

By Editorial Team , 9 November 2006

USCIS Expands Premium Processing Service to EB-1 Aliens with Extraordinary Ability

The USCIS announced on November 9, 2006, that it is expanding its Premium Processing service to the EB-1 Permanent Resident category beginning November 13, 2006. "Premium Processing Service allows U.S. businesses to pay a $1,000 Premium Processing fee in exchange for 15-calendar-day processing of their case." The USCIS stated:

Certain Physicians, applying for a Green Card, are EXEMPT from USMLE testing requirements

It is important that physicians who are considering applying for a green card remember that there are certain circumstances under which they may not have to first pass USMLE. There are certain exempt categories. For example, if a physician qualifies as an alien of extraordinary ability or as an outstanding professor or researcher, passage of the USMLE exam is not necessary.