The Outstanding Researched is a subcategory of the first Preference Employment-Based (EB-1) category.

Outstanding Researchers and Professors are considered priority workers, which are exempt from Labor Certification requirement (test of the labor market through open market advertising for available U.S. workers).

The classification is applicable to scholars, researchers and professors who meet certain specific criteria evidencing their noteworthy research or teaching contributions.  Because of the complexity of this category, please contact us for up-to-date developments on the requirements and strategies.

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