Where do conference talks belong in a case?

Community answers

The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

• You can definitely add a collection to the 'articles' criterion. If you get an invitation letter with the correct wording from the organizers and independent experts, you can try to describe the presentation and how it contributes.

• I had many such presentations: we simply attached a poster or program and detailed who the significant people were that presented with me.

• Conferences are not exhibitions: an exhibition must showcase a product with artistic value. Presentations are the maximum contribution to the industry or just a general part of the petition.

• Reports and presentations are more often related to recognition of contributions, and if the conference materials are indexed (for example, in Scopus), they can be counted alongside publications. However, based on community experience, one usually cannot close the contribution criterion with just conferences - they are often moved to final merits and used to strengthen role and contribution.

The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.

Sources

• USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2
• 8 CFR 204.5 - the I-140 regulation

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• Original contribution criterion

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