EB1 Visa for Outstanding Professors and Researchers

Naples Immigration Lawyer Carl Rothrock

A foreign citizen may apply for an EB1 visa.  If USCIS approves the application, the foreign citizen and his or her spouse and children may receive permanent resident cards and can apply for citizenship after five years.  There are three categories of an EB1 visa in which the foreign citizen may apply:  1) Extraordinary Ability, 2) Outstanding professors and researchers, and 3) Multinational managers or executives.  Visit our web page to read more about EB1 Visas in all categories.

Outstanding Professors and  Researchers

Outstanding professors and researchers must demonstrate international recognition in a particular academic field.  The EB1 visa applicant must hold three years of experience in teaching or research in that academic area.  In addition, the applicant must enter the United States to pursue a tenure track teaching position or a comparable research position at a university.  The foreign citizen must document evidence in at least two of the following criteria:

• Receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement
• Membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement
• Published material in professional publications written by others about the alien’s work in the academic field
• Participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field
• Original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field
• Authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field

The applicant’s employer must file an I140 petition to sponsor the employee.  If USCIS approves the petition, the employee and his or her spouse and children may receive permanent resident cards.  USCIS does not limit the number of visas issued in this category.

Choose a Qualified Immigration Attorney to Represent your Interests

Carl Rothrock, an immigration attorney in Naples, Florida, has represented immigration clients from all over the world.  He has been licensed since 1989 and is admitted to practice before  the Board of Immigration Appeals and all Immigration Courts in the United States.  To schedule a free initial consultation, call the Rothrock Law Firm at 239-206-2363.