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The document’s opening paragraph · Four real packages from the community archive: two full NIW packages, an exhibit index of an NIW RFE response and an EB-1A template based on an approved 2023 petition

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Four real packages from the community archive: two full NIW packages, an exhibit index of an NIW RFE response and an EB-1A template based on an approved 2023 petition
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Community chat archive; names of people and their employers replaced by roles
Date
2013-2023
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30 paras · 7k chars + 25 paras · 3k chars + 120 paras · 14k chars + 43 paras · 15k chars

Document structure

  1. NIW package 1 (physics researcher, H-1B holder): 26 exhibit groups
  2. NIW package 2 (biosystems engineer, F-1 holder): 20 exhibit groups
  3. NIW RFE response (automotive program manager): exhibit index
  4. EB-1A template based on an approved 2023 petition (UX/UI designer): exhibits by criterion

NIW package 1: physics researcher (H-1B holder), 26 exhibit groups

  1. • Forms and Fee
  2. A.1 Filing Fee per Form I-140 - $700
  3. A.2 Form I-140
  4. A.3 Form ETA-9089 (in duplicate)
  5. B. Petition Cover Letter
  6. 1. Advanced Degree Professional
  7. 2. Substantial Merit and National Importance
  8. 3. I am Well Positioned to Advance the Proposed Endeavor
  9. 4. It Would Be Beneficial to the USA to Waive the Labor Certification
  10. 5. Nonimmigrant Status of the applicant and the spouse
  11. 6. Summary
  12. Exhibit 1: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 1, Aerospace Engineer / Software Lead, the employer
  13. Exhibit 1.1: Recommender 1’s Curriculum Vitae
  14. Exhibit 2: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 2, Lead Systems Engineering & Integration, the employer
  15. Exhibit 2.1: Recommender 2’s Curriculum Vitae
  16. Exhibit 3: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 3, Professor and Chairperson of Physics Department, the university
  17. Exhibit 3.1: Recommender 3’s Curriculum Vitae
  18. Exhibit 4: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 4, Technical Fellow, the company
  19. Exhibit 4.1: Recommender 4’s Curriculum Vitae
  20. Exhibit 5: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 5, Senior Physicist / Professor of Space Research, the university, the employer
  21. Exhibit 5.1: Recommender 5’s Curriculum Vitae
  22. Exhibit 6: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 6, Principal Research Physicist, the university
  23. Exhibit 6.1: Recommender 6’s Curriculum Vitae
  24. Exhibit 7: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 7, Program Director, the company
  25. Exhibit 7.1: Recommender 7’s Curriculum Vitae
  26. Exhibit 8: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 1, Senior Research Scientist, the university
  27. Exhibit 8.1: Recommender 1’s Curriculum Vitae
  28. Exhibit 9: Advanced Degrees
  29. Exhibit 9.1: PhD Degree from the university in European City, European Country #2
  30. Exhibit 9.2: Credential Evaluation Report of PhD Degree (Credential Evaluation Company)
  31. Exhibit 9.3: Master’s Degree from the university in European City, European Country #2
  32. Exhibit 9.4: Credential Evaluation Report of Master’s Degree (Credential Evaluation Company)
  33. Exhibit 9.5: QS World University Rankings - the university in European City
  34. Exhibit 10: Curriculum Vitae
  35. Exhibit 11: Letter Confirming Work Experience at the Physics Laboratory (PL) – the spouse
  36. Exhibit 12: Letter Requesting Publication about Radimage Detectors – Recommender 2, Editor in Elsevier Publisher
  37. Exhibit 12.1: About book Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics
  38. Exhibit 13: Documents Regarding the agency – Principal Investigator of Two Projects
  39. Exhibit 13.1: Project Proposal “Calibration Source” – price at page 1, Recommender 3’s position at pages 3, 13, 19
  40. Exhibit 13.2: Final Report of Project “Calibration Source” – written by Recommender 3
  41. Exhibit 13.3: Part of European Country #2 Space Agency Annual Report – Factsheet about Project “Calibration Source”
  42. Exhibit 13.4: Project Contract “Portable Calibration Source” – price at page 6, Recommender 3’s position at page 12
  43. Exhibit 13.5: About the agency
  44. Exhibit 14: Documents Regarding Reviewing of Scientific Articles for the Proceedings of the International Summer School Nuclear Physics Methods and Accelerators in Biology and Medicine
  45. Exhibit 14.1: Letter Confirming Reviewing of Scientific Articles – Recommender 2, Physical Laboratory
  46. Exhibit 14.2: American Institute of Physics - AIP Conference Proceedings Series No. 1204
  47. Exhibit 14.3: About International Summer School Nuclear Physics Methods and Accelerators in Biology and Medicine
  48. Exhibit 15: Documents Regarding IEEE NSS-MIC Award (Trainee Grant)
  49. Exhibit 15.1: Letter Confirming Receiving of Trainee Grant – Recommender 4, General Chair of 2010 IEEE NSS-MIC
  50. Exhibit 15.2: About 2010 IEEE NSS-MIC – Recommender 4
  51. Exhibit 16: Documents Regarding Work Experience at the employer and CERN, GFA Scholarship Award
  52. Exhibit 16.1: Letter Confirming Work Experience at the employer and CERN (on the applicant's project) – Recommender 1, Scientific Director, the employer
  53. Exhibit 16.2: Evaluation Letter about Work Experience at the employer and CERN – Recommender 2, Senior Scientist, the employer
  54. Exhibit 16.3: Letter Confirming Receiving of GFA Scholarship Award – the applicant and the spouse, the employer
  55. Exhibit 16.4: About the employer
  56. Exhibit 16.5: About CERN – general data, Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ALICE
  57. Exhibit 17: Letter Confirming Requested Advising for Filming Documentary for PBS TV Channel
  58. Exhibit 18: Member of Organizing Committee – Conference on Radiation Detectors (CRD) 2009
  59. Exhibit 19: Citations
  60. Exhibit 19.1: Citations – Google Scholar
  61. Exhibit 19.2: Citations – Scopus
  62. Exhibit 19.3: Citations – Web of Knowledge
  63. Exhibit 20: Publications
  64. Exhibit 20.1: Peer-reviewed Publications
  65. Exhibit 20.2: Conference Proceedings Publications
  66. Exhibit 20.3: Abstract of PhD Thesis “Development of new methods”
  67. Exhibit 20.4: Abstract of Master’s Thesis “Master’s Thesis about Detectors”
  68. Exhibit 20.5: Peer-reviewed Journal Rankings - SCImago
  69. Exhibit 21: Detimage Collaboration – Member Institutions
  70. Exhibit 22: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Reducing Radiation from Medical X-rays
  71. Exhibit 23: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) - Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Should Improve Planning to Better Address Gaps and Vulnerabilities
  72. Exhibit 24: Documents Regarding Employment at Physics Department, U.S. Regionally Accredited University #2
  73. Exhibit 24.1: Current Employment Contract – Research Associate 2 (Valid from 01/02/2013)
  74. Exhibit 24.2: All Paychecks – Period 02/2012 – 05/2013
  75. Exhibit 25: Documents Regarding Nonimmigrant Status H-1B
  76. Exhibit 25.1: Passport
  77. Exhibit 25.2: Current I-797A Approval Notice H-1B and I-94 – Valid 01/02/2013 – 01/01/2016
  78. Exhibit 25.3: Previous I-797B Approval Notice H-1B – Valid 01/02/2012 – 01/01/2013
  79. Exhibit 25.4: Previous I-94 – Valid 01/21/2012 – 01/01/2013
  80. Exhibit 25.5: Previous Visa Sticker H-1B – Valid 01/11/2012 – 01/01/2013
  81. Exhibit 26: Documents Regarding Dependent’s Nonimmigrant Status H-4 (the spouse) and Marriage Certificate
  82. Exhibit 26.1: Passport
  83. Exhibit 26.2: Current I-797A Approval Notice H-4 and I-94 – Valid 01/02/2013 – 01/01/2016
  84. Exhibit 26.3: Previous I-94 – Valid 01/21/2012 – 01/01/2013
  85. Exhibit 26.4: Previous Visa Sticker H-4 – Valid 01/11/2012 – 01/01/2013
  86. Exhibit 26.5: Marriage Certificate

Entries as they appear in the document; names of people and their employers replaced by roles.

NIW package 2: biosystems engineer (F-1 holder), 20 exhibit groups

  1. • Forms and Fee
  2. A.1 Filing Fee per Form I-140 - $700
  3. A.2 Form I-140
  4. A.3 Form ETA-9089 (in duplicate)
  5. B. Petition Cover Letter
  6. 1. Advanced Degree Professional
  7. 2. Substantial Merit and National Importance
  8. 3. I am well positioned to advance the proposed endeavor
  9. 4. It would be beneficial to the USA to waive the Labor Certification
  10. 5. My nonimmigrant status
  11. 6. Conclusion
  12. Exhibit 1: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 1, Title/Position, the institution (Independent Advisory Opinion)
  13. Exhibit 1.1: Recommender 1’s Curriculum Vitae
  14. Exhibit 2: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 2, Title/Position, the institution (Independent Advisory Opinion)
  15. Exhibit 2.1: Recommender 2’s Curriculum Vitae
  16. Exhibit 3: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 3, Title/Position, the institution (Independent Advisory Opinion)
  17. Exhibit 3.1: Recommender 3’s Curriculum Vitae
  18. Exhibit 4: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 4, Title/Position, the institution Exhibit 4.1: Recommender 4’s Biosketch
  19. Exhibit 5: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 5, Title/Position, the institution
  20. Exhibit 5.1: Recommender 5’s Curriculum Vitae
  21. Exhibit 6: Letter of Recommendation – Recommender 6, Title/Position, the institution Exhibit 6.1: Recommender 6’s Curriculum Vitae
  22. Exhibit 7: Advanced Degree – Ph.D.
  23. Exhibit 7.1: Copy of Diploma of Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering from the university Exhibit 7.2: Copy of Transcripts of Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering from the university
  24. Exhibit 8: Curriculum Vitae
  25. Exhibit 9: Relevance of research for the U.S. National Interest
  26. Exhibit 9A: Bioeconomy Blueprint WH Press Release
  27. Exhibit 9B: Screenshot of BETO website Exhibit 9C: Biomass Energy Program Fact Sheet
  28. Exhibit 9D: Biopesticide Oversight and Registration at the US EPA
  29. Exhibit 9E: The Role of Biopesticides in Sustainability Feeding the 9 Billion Global Populations
  30. Exhibit 10: Three most recent Paychecks from the employer
  31. Exhibit 11: Letter of Support for NIW from the employer’s Position/Title of HR
  32. Exhibit 12: Median salary of peers
  33. Exhibit 12.1: Screenshot from CareerOneStop portal Exhibit 12.2: Screenshot from GlassDoor.com
  34. Exhibit 13: 2018 W-2
  35. Exhibit 14: the employer initial Offer Letter and latest Promotion Letter
  36. Exhibit 15: Citation Record by Google Scholar
  37. Exhibit 16: Copies of peer-reviewed publications co-authored
  38. Exhibit 17: Evidence of Serving as Reviewer in Journals
  39. Exhibit 18: Ranking information of peer-reviewed journals
  40. Exhibit 19: Key Contributor Award Letter and Check
  41. Exhibit 20: Documents regarding Current Nonimmigrant status F-1
  42. Exhibit 20.1: Passport
  43. Exhibit 20.2: Current I-20 and I-94
  44. Exhibit 20.3: F-1 visa stamp
  45. Exhibit 20.4: Travel History
  46. Exhibit 20.5: Current EAD card (STEM OPT)
  47. Exhibit 20.6: Copy of form I-797C, Notice of Action for H—1B application
  48. Exhibit 21: Documents Regarding Past Nonimmigrant status
  49. Exhibit 25.1: Copy of past J-1 visa
  50. Exhibit 25.2: Copy of past H-1B visa (the university)

Entries as they appear in the document; names of people and their employers replaced by roles.

NIW RFE response: exhibit index (automotive program manager)

  1. Exhibit 1.4: Evidence of Receiving a Higher Salary than Peers in the Field
  2. Exhibit 3: Article – New Study Reveals Automotive Program Managers Must Be Superheroes
  3. Exhibit 4: Fact Sheet the Biden Harris Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan
  4. Exhibit 5: Fact Sheet Biden Administration Advances Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
  5. Exhibit 6: Article – Electric Vehicles the Key Technology to Decarbonize Road Transport
  6. Exhibit 6.1: Article – EV Policy Developments
  7. Exhibit 7: Article – EPA - Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  8. Exhibit 8: Report – Move to Zero-Emission Cars Would Save Nearly 90,000 Lives
  9. Exhibit 9: Article – Harvard - Use of Electric Cars Could Improve Health Outcomes
  10. Exhibit 10: Article – Oil and Petroleum Products Explained
  11. Exhibit 11: Article – Saving Money with Electric Vehicles
  12. Exhibit 12: Report – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  13. Exhibit 13: Report – The Automotive Industry as Being Essential to the Economy
  14. Exhibit 13.1: Article – 2023 Global Automotive Consumer Study
  15. Exhibit 14: Article – Project Management and Automotive Industry Innovation
  16. Exhibit 15: Article – Purpose-built Management Suite For Automotive Program Managers
  17. Exhibit 16: Article – Program Management Job Growth and Talent Gap
  18. Exhibit 17: Article – Program Management 2022 Jobs Report
  19. Exhibit 18: Article – McKinsey, Winning the Race for Talent
  20. Exhibit 27: Job Posting, Demand for PMs in the Automotive Industry
  21. Exhibit 30: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
  22. Exhibit 31: My Targeted Executive MBA

Entries as they appear in the document; names of people and their employers replaced by roles.

EB-1A template based on an approved 2023 petition: exhibits by criterion

  1. Exhibit 1.1: Screenshot of the O*NET OnLine (onetonline.org) official website confirming demand of the category) About the applicant
  2. Exhibit 1.2: Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
  3. Exhibit 1.3: Certificate of training,
  4. Exhibit 1.4: Certificate of Completion of the
  5. Exhibit 2.1.1: 2020 Design Award Winner Diploma
  6. Exhibit 2.1.2: 2021 Certificate of Excellence
  7. Exhibit 2.1.3: Images of the winning design
  8. Exhibit 2.1.4: LinkedIn comment of Recommender 1
  9. Exhibit 2.1.5: Photographs of the applicant
  10. Exhibit 2.1.7: Screenshot with previous winner of the award
  11. Exhibit 2.1.8: Screenshot with previous winner of the award
  12. Exhibit 2.1.9: Screenshot of criteria used to grant the prizes or awards Jury Members: First. Name, about Recommender 2
  13. Exhibit 2.1.10: Screenshot of the Grand jury panel page Second. Name, about Recommender 3
  14. Exhibit 2.1.11: Screenshot of the Grand jury panel page • Award Description
  15. Exhibit 2.2.1: Award
  16. Exhibit 3.1.1: Screenshot from official
  17. Exhibit 3.1.2: Advisory Opinion letter
  18. Exhibit 3.1.3: Certificate Requirements: Key member: • the applicant
  19. Exhibit 4.1.1: Screenshot from the official website with interview of the applicant
  20. Exhibit 4.1.2: Screenshot with statistic information of the www
  21. Exhibit 5.1.1: Certificate
  22. Exhibit 5.1.2: Screenshot with specification of Jury selection requirements. Jury Selection:
  23. Exhibit 6.1.1: Projects presentation created by the applicant
  24. Exhibit 6.1.2: Confirmation letter
  25. Exhibit 6.1.3: Contract with the employer
  26. Exhibit 6.1.4: Letter of support from Recommender 1
  27. Exhibit 6.1.5: Letter of support from Recommender 2
  28. Exhibit 6.1.6: Letter of support from Recommender 3
  29. Exhibit 6.1.7: Review from Recommender 4
  30. Exhibit 4.4.1: above, confirms the lead or starring participant role of the applicant
  31. Exhibit 6.2.1: Certificate of Appreciation from the employer
  32. Exhibit 6.2.2: Screenshot of one of the lectures of the applicant
  33. Exhibit 10.1: Offer Letter from the employer
  34. Exhibit 10.2: Letter of intent from the employer
  35. Exhibit 10.3: Screenshot of the Email message from the hiring manager of the employer

Entries as they appear in the document; names of people and their employers replaced by roles.

What the chats ask about this topic

  • 2×What is an exhibition?
  • 2×Is exhibition a criterion?
  • 2×Exhibition for science
  • 1×Hello everyone! Please advise, who manually entered scientific articles into Google Scholar, how did you save them as exhibits later? The profile page with all articles or each one separately?
  • 1×What evidence is needed to meet the exhibition criterion?

Where people go wrong - from the chats

  • mistakeTeaching a subject at a university by itself usually does not satisfy the exhibitions or public display of work criterion. That fact may instead support criteria for professional recognition, contributions, judging, authorship, or a leading role, depending on the evidence.

Rules and tips from the chats

  • tipWith your attorney, it is worth putting in writing in advance that the petition and exhibits are not filed without the candidate's approval of the contents of the documents, letters, and evidence.
  • tipIn the petition, it is better to organize the evidence systematically: number the exhibits, add clear captions, a table of contents, and explanations. Do not overload the petition with hundreds of pages for weak criteria - 3 well-documented criteria look stronger.
  • tipA petition cover letter can be lengthy, but structure matters more: clearly organize the evidence by criterion, avoid overloading it with repetition, and make the exhibit navigation convenient for the officer.
  • ruleThe exhibitions criterion is debated for professionals outside the arts; the practical rule is to check in advance whether the event format fits the immigration understanding of the criterion, rather than relying only on the word exhibition as used in one's own field.

Cases from the community

unknown · sports · outcome not stated

A coach with a sports background tried to use competitions as evidence under the exhibitions or showcases criterion.

What they did: Submitted sports competitions under the logic of the criterion related to exhibitions, but that approach was not credited; similar achievements were suggested to be tied more strongly to contributions to the field, for example through students' successes.

EB-1A · architecture and development · outcome not stated

The applicant prepared an EB-1A on their own and believed they met most of the criteria, including participation in a major project at a professional exhibition and recognition of the project.

What they did: Built the case independently, replaced the weak awards criterion with the exhibitions criterion, and prepared evidence across several areas.

Questions and answers on the site

Distilled from the public community chats, anonymised; corpus as of June 2026. These are participants' observations, not legal advice and not USCIS statistics.

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