On building acclaim and recognition for your work for EB-1A

A lot of EB-1A clients who come to me for a consultation are senior professionals who meet two criteria but cannot show that they have had an impact on their field. This is usually because they’ve spent most of their time dedicated to contributing to their company and not so much the general field, which means that they may not be able to show that they’ve received outside recognition and acclaim for their work (something that officers do look for in final merits).

For clients who fit this profile, I tend to suggest targeting memberships and media as a way to start building acclaim and outside recognition for your work, even if you do not plan to claim memberships or media in your case. The activities that you do to target memberships and media can help strengthen your case as a whole, especially when it comes to final merits.

You can also work towards building up private recognition for your work. To build towards this kind of recognition, look into serving in high level positions at top organizations in your field (for example, being a board member at a top organization in your field). You’ll also want to regularly meet and talk to other top professionals in your field about your work as testimonials from them can serve as evidence of recognition and acclaim.

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