You might be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of extraordinary ability, are an outstanding teacher or scientist, or are a specific multinational executive or manager. Each occupational classification has specific requirements that need to be met:

Your petitioning employer must be a U.S. employer and plan to use you in a supervisory or executive capacity. The petitioner must have been doing service in the U.S. for a minimum of 1 year, as a legal entity with a certifying relationship to the entity that employed you abroad in a supervisory or executive capacity.

No labor accreditation is required.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to show you have actually sustained nationwide or global praise and that your accomplishments have actually been acknowledged in your field of knowledge, you should either include proof of a one-time achievement (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 listed criteria below (or equivalent evidence if any of the requirements do not easily use):

- Evidence of invoice of lesser nationally or globally acknowledged prizes or awards for employment excellence
- Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which demand exceptional achievement of their members
- Evidence of published product about you in or significant trade publications or other significant media
- Evidence that you have been asked to evaluate the work of others, either individually or employment on a panel
- Evidence of your original scientific, academic, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major employment significance to the field
- Evidence of your authorship of scholarly posts in professional or major trade publications or other major media
- Evidence that your work has actually been shown at artistic exhibits or employment displays
- Evidence of your performance of a leading or important role in recognized organizations
- Evidence that you command a high income or other considerably high reimbursement in relation to others in the field
- Evidence of your commercial successes in the performing arts
To find out more on Extraordinary Ability, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

** Examples of Documentary Evidence That an Individual is an Outstanding Professor or Researcher

In order to demonstrate you are an exceptional teacher or employment scientist, you must consist of evidence of 2 of the 6 listed requirements below (or equivalent proof if any of the requirements do not readily use):

- Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for impressive achievement
- Evidence of membership in associations that need their members to show impressive accomplishment
- Evidence of published material in expert publications written by others about the alien's operate in the academic field
- Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the very same or allied scholastic field
- Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research study contributions in the field
- Evidence of authorship of academic books or employment articles (in scholarly journals with global flow) in the field
To find out more on Outstanding Professors and Researchers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 3, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

For more details on Multinational Executives or Managers, read our policy in Volume 6, employment Part F, Chapter 4, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

Application Process

Extraordinary Ability: You might apply for yourself by filing a Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker.
Outstanding Professors and Researchers: Your U.S. employer need to file a Kind I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your employer must be able to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay the provided wage since the concern date. Your company might use an annual report, federal earnings tax return, or audited financial statement to show a continuing capability to pay your wage.
Multinational Manager or Executive: Your U.S. company need to submit USCIS Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker. As part of the application process, your company should be able to show a continuing capability to pay the offered wage as of the priority date. Your employer might utilize an annual report, federal tax return, or audited financial statement to demonstrate a continuing ability to pay your wage.