Individuals eligible for National Interest Waiver (NIW) classification may enjoy substantial advantages in the green card process.
NIW applicants must demonstrate threshold EB-2 eligibility either by holding an advanced degree (or a bachelors with 5+ years of relevant experience) or possessing exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business.
The more challenging set of NIW criteria is the extensive evidence required to show that the individual’s work will be in the “national interest” of the U.S. Specifically, (a) the individual’s work must have substantial intrinsic merit and must be national in scope; (b) the individual must be in a position to advance the proposed endeavor; and (c) the endeavor must be such that the national interest would be adversely affected by testing the labor market, through labor certification, to find a U.S. worker with the minimum qualifications for the position.
This visa is especially beneficial for entrepreneurs.
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