Information pertaining to the EB1 Extraordinary Green Card.
Once you have the physical green card it can be easily renewed every 10 years. With this type of green card you can become a citizen within 5 years.
Your green card will be mailed to your US address.
Your green card is forever as long as you:
don’t commit a crime worthy of deportation
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These are the main reasons that Artist Visa and Green Cards are rejected or denied: 1. Incorrect interpretations of the USCIS criteria 2. Combining criteria arguments on the petition letter 3. Petition letter does not match the evidence 4. Fraudulent evidence
5. Missing evidence…
Known as a cover letter or petition letter it is the backbone of your application, used to compile your evidence and present a complete and compelling image of your extraordinary career. Here’s how to format it correctly – 1. Short Top Sheet 2. Memorandum in Support of a Petition
We each got our EB-1 Green Card in different fields; arts, science, athletics, business – the basic process was the exact same. It is a formula and a process. As this Green Card is for ‘Aliens of Extraordinary Ability’ a First Employment-Based Preference (EB-1A or EB1-EA) American visa it is a self sponsored visa meaning you don’t need a company or person or labor certificate to support you.
The USCIS have devised these requirements to relate to all professions as this visa is not just for the arts but also for the sciences, education, business, and athletics – this can mean that not all criteria relate to your profession.
They judge your application using a two part analysis, the first – do you satisfy the base criteria, and the second – “final merits examination” wherein your career and art are reviewed from an overall perspective to see if you are an artist they want in the USA.
All recommendation letters should: 1. be written on headed paper 2. be dated 3. contain a greeting such as ‘Dear USCIS’ or ‘Dear Examiner’ 4. have a brief introduction of the letter writers accolades 5. tell how the writer knows the artist 6. *detail how the artist is extraordinary 7. most importantly be signed be accompanied with a bio of the referee or proof of the notability of the organization
You have been working in the USA on your extraordinary non-immigrant O-1 visa and now it’s time to upgrade to an immigrant EB-1 Extraordinary Green Card as an alien of extraordinary ability – here are 10 Steps to keep in mind.
PS This information is also suitable for all temporary visa holders eg. HB-1, J-1
1 – Dissect your O-1 Petition
2 – Understand the Qualifying Criteria
3 – Put it to Work
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Actors need to be aware of the issues with the O visa. No other occupation is having these problems. US Film Studios; ABC, Sony, NBC Universal etc. do not accept the O visa. If you can go straight for the EB-1 Green Card, it might be…