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EB-1A Recommendation Letter Sample (PDF): NIW, O-1

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Blank two-page recommendation letter template usable for EB-2 NIW, O-1 or EB-1A: a standard structure a recommender fills with specifics.

EB-2 NIW O-1 EB-1A Recommendation letters Petition

About this document

A sample recommendation letter template for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver petition, framed as support for permanent residency. It lays out what the recommender should say about their credentials, how they know the applicant, and the applicant's work with space radiation detectors, hardware/software development, and data analysis. The text is presented as a fill-in-the-blanks draft with prompts for a current date, USCIS address, and signature block.

Key points

  • Addresses USCIS in connection with an I-140 filing for EB-2 National Interest Waiver.
  • Frames the letter as a reference for the applicant's permanent residency request.
  • Asks the recommender to describe their own background, awards, and ability to judge national interest.
  • Explains that the recommender knows the applicant mainly through a filming project on space radiation.
  • Says the applicant introduced compact radiation detectors and software that measures radiation with a computer.
  • Notes that the detectors were sent to space and that the applicant extracts and interprets the data.
  • Suggests emphasizing HW and SW development, data analysis, calibration, and exceptional expertise.
  • Asks the recommender to state that the applicant's past and future work serves US national interest and should not be lost.

What is inside

  1. Header/contact placeholders
  2. USCIS address and case reference
  3. Opening request for NIW support
  4. Recommender background and authority
  5. How the recommender knows the applicant
  6. Applicant's detector project and contribution
  7. Requested national-interest argument
  8. Closing signature block

When it helps

A draft support letter for an EB-2 NIW case, meant to help a recommender explain the applicant's expertise and why the work is said to matter for U.S. national interest. It functions as evidence language for a recommendation letter rather than a final adjudication or form.

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