U.S. announces new rules for EB1 immigrant visas

Highlights: USCIS declares new rules for EB1 immigrant visas

• The USCIS announced new rules for EB1 immigrant visas on 2 October, 2024.
• This new guidance updates the previous EB-1 policy, providing more clarity and transparency to assist petitioners.
• USCIS has further focused on more clarity about the types of evidence one may need to evaluate to determine eligibility for extraordinary ability.
• According to the new guideline provided by USCIS, there are four updates on EB1 visas.

 

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USCIS revised new rules for EB1 visa

According to the new rules on the policy guidance, an applicant will be considered:

 

• If they have received team awards under the criteria for lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in their work field.
• They have past memberships under the membership standard.
• The policy also removes language suggesting that published material must indicate the value of the person’s work and contributions to satisfy the published material standard.
• The term “exhibition” is a public event not limited to art. Still, the appropriate regulation modifies that term with “artistic.” USCIS will also consider non-artistic exhibitions as part of a properly supported claim of similar evidence.

 

The reason for updating the rules is to provide more clarity and transparency to petitioners who want to apply for an EB1 visa.

 

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