If you have ONE of (a) - (c):

(a) an advanced degree (master’s or plus),

(b) a bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of work experience, or

(c) “exceptional ability” in the sciences, arts, or business,

and prove ALL THREE requirements below:

  • Your proposed endeavor has both substantial merit and national importance

  • You are well-positioned to advance the proposed endeavor

  • It would be beneficial to the United States to waive the job offer, and thus the labor certifications requirements

You MAY qualify for eb-2 niw immigrant visa!

NIW for STEM Professionals

NIW for STEM Professionals

Working in the following critical and emerging technology areas recognized by the USCIS as “of particular importance to the national security of the United States” is helpful to your case.

• Advanced Computing

• Advanced Engineering Materials

• Advanced Gas Turbine Engine Technologies

• Advanced and Networked Sensing and Signature Management

• Advanced Manufacturing

• Artificial Intelligence

• Biotechnologies

• Clean Energy Generation and Storage

• Data Privacy, Data Security, and Cybersecurity Technologies

• Directed Energy

• Highly Automated, Autonomous, and Uncrewed Systems (UxS), and Robotics

• Human-Machine Interfaces

• Hypersonics

• Integrated Communication and Networking Technologies

• Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technologies

• Quantum Information and Enabling Technologies

• Semiconductors and Microelectronics

• Space Technologies and Systems

NIW for Entrepreneurs

NIW for Entrepreneurs

Evidences that will help entrepreneur petitioners include:

  • Ownership interest in an entity based in the United States, of which the petitioner may also be the founder or co-founder; or the petitioner’s active and central role in the operations of the entity as evidenced by the petitioner’s appointment as an officer (or similar position of authority) of the entity or in another key role within the entity.

  • An investment, binding commitment to invest, or other evidence demonstrating a future intent to invest in the entity by an outside investor, consistent with industry standards.

  • Relevant growth metrics showing that the entity has exhibited growth in terms of revenue generation, jobs created in the United States, or both, and the petitioner’s contribution to such growth.