Your questions about our
EB1A & EB2-NIW writing service

We draft the written components of your EB1A or EB2-NIW self-petition — the petition letter, recommendation letters, cover letter, and supporting narrative. We shape your achievements into a USCIS-ready case built around the criteria that matter to adjudicators.

No. We are a petition writing service, not an immigration law firm. We do not provide legal advice, and we do not represent clients before USCIS or any government body.

No one legitimately can. Approval depends on your qualifications, evidence strength, and USCIS adjudication. Our role is to present your case with clarity and persuasion — the outcome remains with the officer.

Many clients use our drafting service alongside legal counsel. Attorneys often focus on strategy and filing compliance while we handle the written narrative. The arrangement depends on your attorney’s scope of work. Drafts belong to you and can be shared with legal counsel for review or integration.

No. We draft your petition documents. You are responsible for signing, organising, and submitting the complete package to USCIS. Filing responsibility rests entirely with you — or your attorney.

EB1A requires demonstrated extraordinary ability at the top of your field — meeting at least three of ten USCIS criteria, followed by a Final Merits Determination. EB2-NIW requires either an advanced degree or exceptional ability, plus satisfying all three prongs of the Dhanasar test: substantial merit, national importance, and being well-positioned to advance your proposed endeavor. Some applicants qualify under both and file simultaneously — there is no prohibition on concurrent I-140 petitions.

Yes. Filing both increases the probability of approval and lets you hedge between the higher EB1A standard and the more flexible NIW framework. Each requires a separate Form I-140 with its own fee and evidence package. Do not mark multiple categories on a single form.

Neither EB1A nor EB2-NIW requires employer sponsorship or a job offer. Both are self-petition categories. For NIW, however, you must present a credible plan showing how you will carry out your proposed endeavor inside the United States, even without a single employer attached to the work.

It is the legal framework USCIS uses to evaluate every NIW petition since the 2016 Matter of Dhanasar precedent. To qualify, your petition must demonstrate: (1) your proposed endeavor has substantial merit and national importance, (2) you are well-positioned to advance that endeavor, and (3) on balance, it would benefit the United States to waive the standard job-offer requirement. The January 2025 USCIS Policy Manual update provided the most detailed guidance yet on how officers apply each prong in practice.

USCIS now examines EB‑2 NIW threshold eligibility much more explicitly before even reaching the Matter of Dhanasar prongs. A key requirement is that any five years of qualifying experience must be in the same specialty as the proposed endeavor; experience in an unrelated field no longer satisfies this standard. Adjudicators also demand greater specificity in how the proposed endeavor is defined — vague, generic descriptions or reused boilerplate language are now far more likely to trigger RFEs or denials. In addition, the August 2025 USCIS update tightened the use of discretion in employment‑based petitions, including NIW cases. For petitions filed after August 19, 2025, officers are less likely to overlook weaknesses in evidence or borderline arguments, and they are expected to apply the policy more uniformly. This means that both the initial eligibility and the overall persuasiveness of the NIW narrative (especially the evidence of impact and national importance) need to be stronger and more precisely tailored to the applicant’s specific field.

Research in critical or emerging technologies, public health breakthroughs, significant job creation in economically depressed regions, and innovations with demonstrable broader implications typically qualify. Classroom teaching alone — even in STEM — generally does not. Consulting for others in a nationally important field is also insufficient on its own.

USCIS expanded how it evaluates several criteria. Team-based awards may now count under the prizes criterion. Past memberships — not just current ones — can satisfy the association criterion. The requirement that published material must demonstrate “the value of the person’s work” was removed, making that criterion somewhat easier to meet with strong coverage.

Yes. The NIW pathway is open to professionals in business, finance, education, culture, and other fields — provided the proposed endeavor clearly advances U.S. national interests. EB1A applies across science, arts, education, business, and athletics. Your field does not disqualify you; the strength and documentation of your achievements does the work.

For EB1A: documentation satisfying at least three of the ten USCIS criteria — awards, media coverage, judging roles, memberships, high salary, critical contributions, or authorship of scholarly work. For NIW: evidence of your advanced degree or exceptional ability, documentation supporting the Dhanasar prongs, and typically a project or research plan. In both cases, recommendation letters from independent experts significantly strengthen the narrative.

For EB1A, strong independent letters are nearly always necessary. For NIW, it is technically possible to file without them if your objective evidence is exceptionally strong — but letters from recognised experts who speak to both your qualifications and the national importance of your work substantially improve outcomes. Government letters, in particular, carry significant weight under the updated NIW guidance.

Yes. We draft recommendation letters based on your profile, the recommender’s relationship to your work, and the specific criteria or Dhanasar prongs each letter needs to address. We may ask follow-up questions to strengthen the content and ensure each letter does distinct work in the overall case.

You do. If the petition references exhibits — “Please see Exhibit A,” for instance — those references reflect the evidence you choose to include. We do not select, package, or submit your exhibits. Organisation of the final filing package remains your responsibility.

We help you present what you have as clearly and persuasively as possible. We will not fabricate achievements that do not exist. If a case has genuine evidentiary gaps likely to draw an RFE or denial, we will tell you at the outset rather than proceed with an underprepared filing.

Complete the free profile review. We assess your background against EB1A or NIW criteria and confirm whether your case is a strong fit. If it is, we outline the drafting process, the documents required from you, and next steps.

Initial drafts are typically delivered within three to five business days, depending on package scope and case complexity. More involved cases — particularly those requiring extensive criteria mapping or multiple recommendation letters — may take additional time.

Revision structure varies by package. We refine the draft based on your feedback until the wording, framing, and strategy align with your case.

Premium processing is available for both EB1A and NIW I-140 petitions. For EB2-NIW, it currently guarantees adjudication within 45 calendar days. It does not guarantee approval — only a faster decision. USCIS filing fees change periodically; verify current amounts on the USCIS website before filing.

RFE response drafting is available as a separate service. We help you address the officer’s specific concerns with targeted, well-evidenced responses built around the language of the updated policy guidance.

Petition writing focuses on the written narrative and document drafting — translating your achievements into a USCIS-coherent case. Legal representation involves attorney responsibility, legal strategy, and accountability for the filing as a whole. Both can coexist in the same case without conflict.

No. Dependent documents — passports, visa paperwork, I-485 packages for family members — are part of the broader filing package and remain your responsibility entirely.

Consult a qualified immigration attorney. Our service is limited to writing support. We do not advise on legal strategy, filing sequence, visa status implications, or any matter requiring legal judgment.

Yes. All drafts belong to you. Many clients share our work with attorneys for review, refinement, or integration into a broader filing strategy.