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Hosts Lily and Mia introduce EB-1B: the outstanding (not extraordinary) standard, two of six criteria, the three-year experience rule, the critical tenure-track or permanent research position requirement, and a detailed EB-1A vs EB-1B comparison. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia cover EB-1A setbacks: the most common RFE requests by criterion, structuring an effective RFE response, a worked response case, denial reasons, appeals vs motions vs refiling, and how to avoid RFEs in the first place. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia assemble the complete EB-1A case: the Kazarian two-step, the final merits determination, choosing criteria strategically, expert letters, a full worked case study, and common denial reasons. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia dissect the final EB-1A criterion: box office receipts, album sales, streaming data as modern equivalents, a worked musician case, the ensemble problem, and why non-performers should skip this door. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia dissect the EB-1A high-salary criterion: why the field comparison matters more than the number, geographic adjustments, documenting total compensation, a worked consultant case, and the most common RFE patterns. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia dissect the EB-1A critical-role criterion: leading vs critical roles, proving an organization's distinguished reputation, a worked software-architect case, founder roles, and the most common RFE patterns. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia dissect the EB-1A exhibitions criterion: solo vs juried shows, venue stature, the vanity gallery trap, showcases for performers and designers, a worked painter portfolio, and the most common RFE patterns. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia dissect the EB-1A scholarly-articles criterion: peer-reviewed authorship, the role of citations, predatory journals to avoid, preprints, a worked publication portfolio, and the most common RFE patterns. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia dissect the EB-1A original-contributions criterion: why originality alone is not enough, proving major significance through impact evidence, the crucial role of expert letters, a worked biomedical-engineer case, team contributions, and the most common RFE patterns. General information only — not legal advice.
Hosts Lily and Mia dissect the EB-1A judging criterion: peer review, program committees, and grant panels that count, internal work reviews that do not, how non-academics can build a judging record, a worked reviewer portfolio, and the most common RFE patterns. General information only — not legal advice.
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