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What is the EB-2 NIW endeavor and how do I frame it?

Key answer

The endeavor is your declared plan of activity in the US: what you will do and how it benefits the country. Statute does not define it - USCIS weighs its merit, your positioning and the balance of interests. The community frames the endeavor as a concrete project with measurable benefit, not just continuing in your profession.
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Community answers

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

  • In NIW, you can simply be a good specialist - but you need to find a project that will benefit the U.S. Unlike EB-1A, where you must be among the top of the top.

  • A shortage of specialists is not a national interest. The national interest is a unique project capable of changing at least something in the industry: increasing safety, innovating processes - and you need to understand how to measure this.

  • Approval is possible even without publications if the endeavor is strong: work for a significant U.S. company, letters from top experts, widely used results.

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

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