Employment-Based First Preference (EB1) or Priority Workers
Posted Jun 10, 2000
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Outstanding Professor or Researcher
Employer required but Labor Certification not required
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This category is for "outstanding" academicians - professors and researchers who can establish a high level / degree of achievement in their fields.
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The E12 immigrant category is for outstanding academicians - professors and researchers who can establish a high level / degree of achievement in their fields. This category is available to individuals who can prove that they are "recognized internationally as outstanding in a specific academic area," have at least 3 years of teaching or research experience in their field of endeavor, and intend to teach or carry out research in that particular field in the United States.
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The individual must have an offer of employment in his/her field. Employment from an accredited university must be for a tenure-track position. The employment can also be for a permanent research position with an employer who has at least three full-time researchers and has documented accomplishments in that field.
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In order to qualify for the E12, it is necessary to produce at least two of the following:
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1. Published material in professional publications written by others about the alien's work in the academic field. Such material shall include the title, date, and author of the material, and any necessary translation.
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2. Documentation of the alien's receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement in the academic field.
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3. Documentation of the alien's membership in associations in the academic field, which require outstanding achievements of their members.
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4. Evidence of the alien's original scientific or scholarly research contributions to the academic field.
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5. Evidence of the alien's authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the academic field.
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6. Evidence of the alien's participation, either individually or on a panel, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field.
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In addition to the above, the petition to the USCIS must be accompanied by an offer of employment for the applicant to work in his or her field from either an institution of higher education or a company with a research department / facility.
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As stated above, if employment is from an academic institution, it needs to be a tenure or tenure-track position. If from a company, the employer should have in its employ at least three full-time researchers and have documented achievements by the company or its research personnel.
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The Murthy Law Firm has filed many petitions, which have been successfully adjudicated in this category by satisfying the USCIS that the applicant is indeed an "outstanding professor or researcher."
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