With only one year left on his H1B visa and stuck in the decades-long EB2 green card backlog, Himesh decided to pursue an EB1A green card after recognizing his own expertise.

 

To strengthen his EB1A application, Himesh joined the Smart Green Card VIP program. Discover his EB1A journey to see how the program contributed to his success and find inspiration for your own path.

After enrolled in the Smart Green Card VIP plan, we craft a personalized EB1A profile strategy for our clients, which act as a roadmap for gathering  strong evidence for their EB1A application. With our guidance, Himesh aimed to meet six EB1A criteria: Critical Role, Scholarly Articles, Judging, Awards, Media and High Salary.

Himesh’s expertise and innovative solutions in biotech and environmental engineering have significantly impacted his company and benefited many international organizations. During our 1:1 strategy session, we learned about his contributions. 

 

We then helped him gather compelling evidence to showcase his critical role within the company and the broader field.

Before joining the Smart Green Card VIP program, Himesh had authored one or two papers but had not continued writing or publishing afterward.

 

After joining the program, we assisted him in writing papers in his field, suggested effective approaches to content creation, and helped him select thought leadership topics. We also provided him with a list of journals for publishing his papers.

 

As a result, Himesh went on to author and publish several impactful papers. His work has gained global recognition, and his solutions have been adopted by various companies.

Although Himesh had written papers, he lacked experience in reviewing papers for journals and did not know how to secure peer-review opportunities.

 

After joining the program, we gave him a list of journals in his field where he could apply for peer-review roles and helped him craft personalized pitches to editors. Because of our support, he reviewed several papers for engineering journals and earned a position on the editorial boards of some of these journals due to his expertise.

As part of the Smart Green Card VIP plan, we assess whether our client’s profiles meet the EB1A high salary criterion. Fortunately, we found that his salary is significantly higher than that of others in his field. We then assisted him in gathering strong evidence to support his claim.

 

Additionally, we identified several nationally and internationally recognized awards in his field that he could apply for.

Himesh made significant contributions to his field. So, our in-house press support team crafted his story and pitched it to over 1,000 journalists. As a result, Himesh received several pieces of organic press coverage about his work.

 

We focus exclusively on securing organic press coverage for our VIP clients because paid press coverage is not recognized by USCIS and often leads to Requests for Evidence (RFEs).

Himesh’s hard work and our EB1A support led to his EB1A approval. We ensured that all the evidence he provided clearly demonstrated his extraordinary ability. As a result, he received EB1A approval without any Request of Evidence(RFEs).