If your dream is to live and build a career in the United States, the EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) visa could be the key to your future in America. This visa is specially designed for those highly qualified professionals who wish to make a significant contribution to the progress and development of the United States.
The EB-2 NIW visa is responsible for the worldwide phenomenon of the brain drain to the United States, as it allows outstanding professionals in different fields to obtain permanent residence in American territory without the need for a previous job offer in the country.
You, an experienced professional, can also use your career as a passport to America: let's now find out what the main requirements are to get an EB-2 NIW Green Card .
Advanced degree or equivalent experience
Candidates must have an advanced academic degree, such as a master's, doctorate, or equivalent experience of five years or more that makes them stand out as experts in their field. In short, their professional role must have a high level of expertise, and their work must be recognized in their field.
Exceptional professional achievement
Another eligibility criterion for the EB-2 NIW visa is exceptional ability in your profession. This can include awards, recognitions, relevant academic publications or significant contributions to your field.
An exceptional achievement is adaptable to your field: it could be a trophy from a world championship if you're a sportsman, the sale of your works for a high price if you're an artist, a salary well above average if you're an executive, or even a guest appearance at a medical society if you're a doctor.
This exceptional ability must fall within the areas of science, arts or business according to US immigration. These definitions are broad, so that engineering and mathematics fall into the sciences category, and sports fall into the arts category.
The most important thing for American immigration is that you really have exceptional or extraordinary skills in your profession: the United States wants people who can contribute to the country's economic, financial and social progress.
How do I prove my advanced degree and skills?
To prove your advanced degree and skills to U.S. immigration, you must attach evidence to your visa application, such as: an academic degree, letters from current or former employers proving your professional experience, a license used to practice your profession or occupation, proof that you have received a salary or remuneration for services that demonstrate your exceptional ability, membership in professional associations, recognition of your skills by professional peers and other evidence that corroborates that you have exceptional skills.
In short, all the evidence that proves you are a professional with exceptional skills helps you to show the value of your history as a person and as a professional to US immigration.
National Interest Waiver
On an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) visa, US immigration waives the national interest requirement for the applicant to have a previous job offer in the United States. This occurs when the applicant's profession is of national interest to the country, or there are incentives from the American government for more professionals with certain qualifications to migrate to the United States. For example, doctors and pilots.
These professionals are essential to the well-being and security of the United States, and the number of people with the specialties and qualifications needed to perform certain functions is low. Therefore, doctors and pilots have high approval rates for obtaining green cards under the EB-2 NIW category.
Am I eligible for a green card?
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