EB-1 Priority Workers
EB-1 Priority Workers
The first-preference green card for individuals at the top of their field, outstanding academics, and multinational executives — with no labor certification required.
The first-preference green card for individuals at the top of their field, outstanding academics, and multinational executives — with no labor certification required.
Advantages
Advantages
No labor certification
No labor certification
No PERM required which removes months from the green card timeline
No PERM required which removes months from the green card timeline
Self-petition option
Self-petition option
EB-1A applicants can petition on their own with no employer and no job offer required.
EB-1A applicants can petition on their own with no employer and no job offer required.
First-preference priority
First-preference priority
The largest share of employment-based green cards
The largest share of employment-based green cards
Three EB-1 Paths
Three EB-1 Paths
EB-1A Extraordinary Ability
EB-1A Extraordinary Ability
For individuals at the very top of their field: sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, with sustained national or international acclaim.
For individuals at the very top of their field: sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, with sustained national or international acclaim.
EB-1B Outstanding Professors & Researchers
EB-1B Outstanding Professors & Researchers
For academics with international recognition in their field, at least three years of teaching or research experience, coming for a permanent research or tenure-track role.
For academics with international recognition in their field, at least three years of teaching or research experience, coming for a permanent research or tenure-track role.
EB-1C Multinational Managers & Executives
EB-1C Multinational Managers & Executives
For managers and executives who worked abroad for a related company for at least one year (in the three years before transfer) and are coming to a managerial or executive role at a U.S. entity.
For managers and executives who worked abroad for a related company for at least one year (in the three years before transfer) and are coming to a managerial or executive role at a U.S. entity.
How EB-1A Is Actually Judged
How EB-1A Is Actually Judged
One of the EB-1A step is that you must satisfy at least 3 of the following conditions, and then satisfy a final merits determination.
One of the EB-1A step is that you must satisfy at least 3 of the following conditions, and then satisfy a final merits determination.
Nationally recognized prizes, grants, or awards for excellence in your field.
Nationally recognized prizes, grants, or awards for excellence in your field.
Published material about you in professional or major media
Published material about you in professional or major media
Original contributions of major significance
Original contributions of major significance
Display of your work at artistic exhibitions or showcases
Display of your work at artistic exhibitions or showcases
High salary or remuneration relative to your field
High salary or remuneration relative to your field
Membership in associations that require outstanding achievement
Membership in associations that require outstanding achievement
Judging the work of others in your field
Judging the work of others in your field
Authorship of scholarly articles
Authorship of scholarly articles
A leading or critical role for distinguished organizations
A leading or critical role for distinguished organizations
Commercial success in the performing arts
Commercial success in the performing arts
Nationally recognized prizes, grants, or awards for excellence in your field.
Published material about you in professional or major media
Original contributions of major significance
Display of your work at artistic exhibitions or showcases
High salary or remuneration relative to your field
Membership in associations that require outstanding achievement
Judging the work of others in your field
Authorship of scholarly articles
A leading or critical role for distinguished organizations
Commercial success in the performing arts
Our Process
Our Process
1
Strategy
Strategic Planning & Category Selection.
We assess which EB-1 path fits and where more than one is possible, which gives you the strongest case.
We assess which EB-1 path fits and where more than one is possible, which gives you the strongest case.
2
Building the record
PERM Labor Certification (If Required)
We assemble the evidence and draft the petition.
We assemble the evidence and draft the petition.
3
I-140 filing
The I-140 Petition Filing
We file the immigrant petition with USCIS. Premium processing is available for all three paths.
We file the immigrant petition with USCIS. Premium processing is available for all three paths.
4
Priority date & final step
Final Application (I-485 / Consular)
Once your priority date is current, we file the last step: adjustment of status (I-485) from inside the U.S., or consular processing abroad.
Once your priority date is current, we file the last step: adjustment of status (I-485) from inside the U.S., or consular processing abroad.
Already Here on a Work Visa?
Already Here on a Work Visa?
On an O-1?
On an O-1?
EB-1A is its immigrant counterpart. The standard is higher, but the record you built for the O-1 is a strong foundation
EB-1A is its immigrant counterpart. The standard is higher, but the record you built for the O-1 is a strong foundation
See the O-1 page
On an L-1A?
On an L-1A?
EB-1C is the natural green-card path for multinational managers and executives.
EB-1C is the natural green-card path for multinational managers and executives.
See the L-1 page
How We Work
How We Work
A deliberately limited caseload
A deliberately limited caseload
We take on fewer matters than a high-volume firm, by design. Your case receives focused, senior-level attention, not a place in a queue of hundreds.
We take on fewer matters than a high-volume firm, by design. Your case receives focused, senior-level attention, not a place in a queue of hundreds.
Every filing reviewed, then reviewed again
Every filing reviewed, then reviewed again
Before anything reaches the government, it passes through a careful, multi-step review. The small errors and inconsistencies that trigger Requests for Evidence, delays, and denials are precisely what that process is built to catch.
Before anything reaches the government, it passes through a careful, multi-step review. The small errors and inconsistencies that trigger Requests for Evidence, delays, and denials are precisely what that process is built to catch.
Direct access to your attorney
Direct access to your attorney
You work with the attorney handling your case from start to finish, clear answers, proactive updates, one point of accountability, not a rotating cast of assistants.
You work with the attorney handling your case from start to finish, clear answers, proactive updates, one point of accountability, not a rotating cast of assistants.
The content on this website is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not establish an attorney-client relationship until a formal engagement agreement is signed. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
© 2016-2026 Mamdani Law. All Rights Reserved.
The content on this website is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not establish an attorney-client relationship until a formal engagement agreement is signed. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
© 2016-2026 Mamdani Law. All Rights Reserved.
The content on this website is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not establish an attorney-client relationship until a formal engagement agreement is signed. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
© 2016-2026 Mamdani Law. All Rights Reserved.