What are the categories of EB-1?

• The EB-1A visa: Extraordinary Ability green card
• The EB-1B visa: Outstanding professor or researcher green card
• The EB-1C visa: Managers or Executives of multinational companies

What can you do with an EB-1 visa?

• Work in the US without a labor certification or a job offer
• After having a green card for five years in a row, you can apply for citizenship
• Travel freely both within the US and outside the country
• You can take your family with you

Pros of EB-1 visa over O-1 visa:

• No need for a local employer
• O-1 visa does not lead to citizenship

Examples of people who qualify for different types of visas:

• O-1: A Product Manager with a higher salary than people with a similar position in the same region. This case needs a couple of articles (columns) in major regional media, participation in the launch of one company product
• EB-1: Head of Product with a salary higher than people with a similar position in the country. This case needs a couple of articles (columns) and a couple of interviews in major regional and international media, the launch of the company's product line

What is important to know?

EB-1 visa cases are considered much more carefully than documents for O-1. And the case itself is much larger: if about 500 pages of documents are usually submitted for O-1, then up to 4000 for an EB-1 visa.