EB-1A approval for a founder: no RFE and premium processing
Updated: Prepared by Alina Kanametova
Key answer
EB-1A for a founder / entrepreneur: self-filed; premium processing; no RFE; 15 days to the decision; criteria: leading role, high remuneration, judging, media about you, memberships; shared in 2024.
| Visa | EB-1A |
|---|---|
| Profession | Founder / entrepreneur |
| Filed | not stated |
| Premium processing | yes |
| RFE | no |
| Duration | 15 days |
| Lawyer / self | self-filed |
| Cost | not stated |
| Year | 2024 |
Timeline
| Step | When |
|---|---|
| Petition filed | not stated |
| Approval | December 2024 |
The story
The story below is in the original Russian - the language of the community chats.
A community member's own account
The Nebraska Service Center has approved the following I-140 Immigrant Petition!!!
Кейс:
- Критическая и/или лидирующая роль в международных американских компаниях
- Повышенная ЗП
- судейство
- научные статьи
- СМИ обо мне
- ассоциации ([организация] в том числе)
В доп документы, добавила еще несколько судейств(они были по смежной специализации поэтому в сам критерий судейства они не добавлялись), и приглашения на будущие ивенты стать судьей, волонтерство.
- 13 рекписем
2 letter of intent
Подача без адвоката. Одобрение на последний 15 день рассмотрения по премиум.
Апрув без рфе, поэтому не знаю что именно зачли.
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 15 days from filing to the decision (premium processing).
- Self-filed or with a lawyer?
- The EB-1A petition was filed self-filed, without a lawyer.
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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.