EB-1 approval for a software engineer: green cards in 5 months
Updated: Prepared by Alina Kanametova
Key answer
EB-1A for a software engineer: filed from the US; premium processing; no RFE; 151 days to the decision; criteria: leading role, judging, high remuneration, media about you, authorship, original contribution, awards; shared in 2025.
| Visa | EB-1A |
|---|---|
| Profession | Software engineer |
| Filed | from the US |
| Premium processing | yes |
| RFE | no |
| Duration | 151 days |
| Lawyer / self | not stated |
| Cost | not stated |
| Year | 2025 |
Timeline
| Step | When |
|---|---|
| Petition filed | February 2025 |
| Approval | March 2025 |
| Petition filed | May 2025 |
| Approval | June 2025 |
| Approval | July 2025 |
The story
The story below is in the original Russian - the language of the community chats.
A community member's own account
Сегодня я с женой и дочерью получили гринкарты в руки! Был на O1, делал AOS.
Хронология:
- 28 февраля отправили I-140 EB-1 с премиумом
- 14 марта апрув без RFE
- 13 мая отправили I-485 + I-765
- 17 июня жене апрувнули EAD (I-765)
- 28 июня она его получила
- 19 июля пришел апрув гринок (Adjustment of status I-485)
- __При этом статус датирован 18 июля - тем самым днем, когда у кучи народу "дернулись" статусы в USCIS, и у нас в том числе, но без каких-бы то ни было изменений. Возможно, в тот день было и какое-то пакетное рассмотрение или так совпало__
- 28 июля мы их получили
Кейс:
- Наука
- Flutter Software Development (8 y.o.e)
Закрывал:
• Evidence that the beneficiary has been employed in a critical or essential capacity for organizations and establishments that have a distinguished reputation.
• Evidence of the beneficiary’s participation on a panel, or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or in an allied field of specialization for which classification is sought.
• Evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field.
• Published material in professional or major trade publications or major media about the beneficiary, relating to the beneficiary’s work in the field for which classification is sought.
• Evidence of the beneficiary’s authorship of scholarly articles in the field, in professional journals, or other major media.
• Evidence of the beneficiary’s original scientific, scholarly, or business-related contributions of major significance in the field.
• Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence.
Criteria
Claimed criteria
The case in brief
- Was there an RFE?
- No, the EB-1A petition was approved without a request for evidence.
- How long did it take?
- About 151 days from filing to the decision (premium processing).
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A community member's experience, anonymized; not legal advice. Reference only: officers may decide similar cases differently, and requirements and timelines change - verify on uscis.gov.