EB-1B – Documentary Evidence of a Person is an Outstanding Professor or Researcher

In order to demonstrate you are an outstanding professor or researcher, you must include
evidence of 2 of the 6 listed criteria below (or comparable evidence if any of the criteria do not
readily apply):

  • Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement
  • Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement
  • Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the noncitizen’s work in the academic field
  • Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field
  • Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field
  • Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field
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