Hobbitses

Hi All.

I wondered if anyone has had any experience in an applying for this. I am in the music industry, have published books that are internationally recognised and I have had a look at the requirements and believe I qualify, but am aware that it might and wont be as simple as it looks. I have an appointment for an initial consultation with a Lawyer.

I would appreciate anyones advice or experiences on applying for this.

christmasoompa

I do, got IV's via the EB1A route earlier this year. Took just over 5 months from start to finish, prepping the petition took longer than the actual application! Happy to help if you have any specific questions, or to recommend our lawyers?

tht

Get a good lawyer with experience doing this. The forms are easy, knowing what to send with it, and who to get recommendations etc from is the hard part.

lordmuggins

EB-1 is for extraordinary ability, and the EB-2 NIW is for exceptional ability. It isn't that difficult, but definitely worth doing through a lawyer. I work at an immigration law firm, and the biggest part is the recommendation letters.

S Folinsky

Good post.

My experience was under the former “NYSDOT” regime. I recall one of my last cases involved a client who I evaluated as a clear EB-2 NIW case but marginal under EB-1. [At the time, both categories were “current” on the Visa Bulletin]. Knowing that DHS was extremely hostile to NIW, I filed two concurrent petitions. The marginal EB-1 went through like a hot knife through butter while the NIW generated a RFE from hell. Go figure.

As I was leaving practice, DHS came our with the Dhanasar decision vacating NYSDOT.

I think that this legal history demonstrates that competent experienced counsel is a good idea.