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Explanatory note about SM-News electronic media outlet for USCIS officer

Updated: Author: Alina Kanametova

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Template explanatory letter introducing a Russian online news outlet (SM-News) to a USCIS officer, clarifying its nature as registered electronic media and why...

O-1 EB-1A EB-2 NIW Media about you Press clippings Publications / papers

Key points

  • States that the outlet was registered as an online mass media on March 29, 2021.
  • Mentions a registration certificate issued by the federal communications regulator.
  • Says the site offers news, analytical articles, research, opinion polls, expert comments, and reader feedback.
  • Cites Similarweb data showing average monthly visits above 7,800,000.
  • Cites PR-CY audit data stating about 5,000,000 visitors, or about 185.9K per day.

What is inside

  1. Registration and official status
  2. Public-source description of the outlet
  3. Traffic and ranking evidence
  4. Media references and comparative rankings

When it helps

Serves as background evidence for the outlet's credibility, reach, and public significance in support of a publication record. It also helps frame the media outlet next to the applicant's published material.

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Source: USCIS / official source. The material opens on the site. Reference material, not legal advice.

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