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| National Interest Waiver (NIW) |
| Normally, if you qualify for the second employment-based ("EB-2") category (Workers Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons with Exceptional Ability in the Arts, Sciences and Business), you are subject to the labor certification requirement. However, a limited exception exists if your employment is in the "national interest". |
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| Alien with Extraordinary Ability [EB-1(a)] |
Persons of extraordinary ability may become permanent residents without undergoing the labor certification process. In fact, such persons do not need an employer to submit a petition to the USCIS on their behalf since they are permitted to "self-petition".
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| Outstanding Professor/Researcher [EB-1(b)] |
| Outstanding professors and researchers are exempted for the labor certification requirement. However, unlike the EB-1(a) petition, this category of petition has to be filed by the employer on behalf of the beneficiary. In another word, a sponsorship from a qualified employer is necessary. |
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