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6 insider secrets about EB-2 NIW that many people find out way too late

  1. Filing EB-2 NIW with Premium Processing right now often leads to much stricter scrutiny and denials. This is based on the current experience of many of my colleagues and our own firm’s experience.
  2. If you only have 1–3 years of work experience, your chances of denial are very high. It’s not enough to show impact. 
  3. Simply having a “good profession” and a higher education degree is no longer enough — USCIS wants to see real national importance. You must show how you can immediately become valuable to the United States and help advance the U.S. as a leader in your field.
  4. Publications without citations or real impact often carry very little weight. Artificially inflated PR-agent publications can even lead to a fraud denial.
  5. Many cases are lost because of weak recommendation letters, not because of the résumé itself.
  6. USCIS is now reviewing not only your achievements, but whether your work will specifically benefit the United States — not just your personal career. Even if you currently have an impressive job, you still need to prove that you are among the top leaders in your field.

To file a winning EB-2 NIW case, contact Shepelsky Law Group today: 718-769-6352.