You might be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are an alien of amazing capability, are an exceptional teacher or scientist, or are a particular international executive or supervisor. Each occupational category has certain requirements that need to be fulfilled:

Your petitioning company should be a U.S. employer and intend to use you in a supervisory or executive capability. The petitioner needs to have been doing service in the U.S. for at least 1 year, as a legal entity with a qualifying relationship to the entity that used you abroad in a supervisory or executive capability.

No labor accreditation is required.

* Criteria for Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability

In order to show you have actually sustained national or global recognition and that your accomplishments have been acknowledged in your field of expertise, you should either include proof of a one-time accomplishment (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 noted criteria listed below (or comparable proof if any of the requirements do not readily use):

- Evidence of invoice of lower nationally or worldwide acknowledged prizes or awards for quality
- Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which demand outstanding accomplishment of their members
- Evidence of published product about you in expert or significant trade publications or other significant media
- Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either separately or on a panel
- Evidence of your initial clinical, academic, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of significant significance to the field
- Evidence of your authorship of scholarly posts in professional or significant trade publications or other significant media
- Evidence that your work has been displayed at creative exhibitions or displays
- Evidence of your efficiency of a leading or vital role in distinguished companies
- Evidence that you command a high salary or other considerably high compensation in relation to others in the field
- Evidence of your business successes in the carrying out 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 a Person is an Outstanding Professor or Researcher

In order to show you are an exceptional professor or scientist, you need to include proof of 2 of the 6 noted criteria below (or similar proof if any of the requirements do not readily use):

- Evidence of receipt of major rewards or awards for exceptional achievement
- Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to show exceptional achievement
- Evidence of published material in professional publications composed by others about the alien's operate in the academic field
- Evidence of involvement, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the very same or allied scholastic field
- Evidence of initial scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or posts (in scholarly journals with worldwide flow) in the field
To learn more on Outstanding Professors and Researchers, read our policy in Volume 6, Part F, 3, of the USCIS Policy Manual.

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

Application Process

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