ACM: membership for the O-1 / EB-1A visa
Association
A reference card from our catalog.
From the organisation's official site
What the organisation itself states on its site acm.org. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.
- Organiser
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM); the site calls it the world's largest educational and scientific computing society.
- Founded
- The site says ACM has supported computing professionals for over 70 years.
- How admission works
- Distinguished Member is by nomination: 15+ years of experience, 5 years of Professional Membership in the last 10 years and significant accomplishments; up to 10 percent of members, selected by peers.
- Membership levels
- Senior Member grade is for ACM members with at least 10 years of professional experience and at least 5 years of Professional Membership in the last 10 years, with demonstrated technical leadership and contributions.
- Fees
- Professional membership is $99 ($198 with Digital Library Premium), student membership $19; retired members pay $74, and there are special rates for developing countries.
- Members
- According to the site, ACM has more than 100,000 members, more than half of them outside the U.S.; it has councils in Europe, India and China.
- Fellow is ACM's top member grade (top 1% of members): candidates are nominated by peers and nominations are reviewed by a selection committee; 5 years of Professional Membership in the last 10 years are required.
- Students from India and China can pay in local currency; in the first year after graduation a Student Transition membership costs $49.
Source: the organisation's site acm.org (pages /membership/about-acm-membership, /membership/membership-options, /about-acm/about-the-acm-organization, awards.acm.org/senior-members, awards.acm.org/distinguished-members, awards.acm.org/fellows), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.
What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(ii) - admission terms and bylaws
Facts from open sources
- Founded
- 1947 [Wikidata P571]
- Country
- United States [Wikidata P17]
- City
- New York City [Wikidata P159]
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is an international learned society for computing founded on September 15, 1947, and headquartered in New York City. The ACM is a non-profit professional membership group, reporting nearly 110,000 student and professional members as of 2024.
Collected automatically from the sources shown, checked 2026-09-09; not a USCIS assessment.
Membership in ACM counts under the membership criterion only if admission requires outstanding achievement judged by recognized experts; paid membership does not qualify.
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FAQ
- What do community chats say about "ACM"?
- Public chats mentioned "ACM" 25 times (2023-2026): 5 positive, 2 negative, 12 neutral (a count as of 2026-09-10, not a rating; quotes below).
- What is known about "ACM" from open sources?
- Founded: 1947 (Wikidata P571); Country: United States (Wikidata P17); City: New York City (Wikidata P159); checked 2026-09-09, source links on the page.
Documents and templates from the library
Mentions of ACM in community chats
25 mentions between 2023 and 2026· 5 2neutral 12, questions 6
A count of mentions in public chats as of 2026-09-10, not a rating: one message is one mention, and the tone is classified automatically.
«The time frames vary from journal to journal. If the editors are competent, it can be published in a few months if accepted without major revisions. Some take half a year for each response. Also, consider ACM; they have similar topics, and overall, my experience there has been better.»
community member· 2025-11· from public community chats
Personal opinions of community members from public discussions, selected automatically and unverified; not legal advice. The organisation may reply through the contact page.
Reference information, not legal advice and not a USCIS decision: the final assessment is the officer's.
Why "Membership" gets refused
Accepted in 12% of challenged petitions (22 of 188); not an approval rate.
The entry requirements do not amount to outstanding achievement. A fee, years of experience, a degree or a member’s referral is not the threshold this criterion demands.
All refusal grounds and the sample