The Smart Green Card Strategy: An EB1A Success Story of a Finance Professional
Abhinay, a Finance business analyst, who has been in the US for more than 13 years, had little struggle in obtaining his H1B visa. However, when he decided to pursue a green card in the US, he found himself waiting in a long EB2 green card queue.
Nevertheless, he had a clear idea from the beginning that he would eventually need to apply for EB1A. This was because of his expertise in AI in the accounting niche and the faster movement of EB1 final action dates compared to EB2. To begin his journey on EB1A, he joined the Smart Green Card VIP plan.
Read his inspiring story to learn how Abhinay overcame his visa challenges and achieved success in EB1A with the help of a Smart Green Card.
I love the dedicated team at Smart Green Card; they promptly answered my queries and unblocked inefficiencies in the EB1A path in a shorter time. Thanks to the Smart Green Card Team and Saiman, they helped me realize my EB1A dream
Abhinay - Finance Business Analyst
How Did Abinay Enter the Smart Green Card VIP Plan?
Once Abinay submitted the Smart Green Card VIP form, our team meticulously assessed his profile using the parameters we employ to select members for the VIP plan. Some of these parameters include determining whether he possesses specific expertise and has a good starting point to work with, among others. Furthermore, our team also examines whether he has the right mindset and tenacity for collaborative success.
That said, Abinay’s profile met our parameters, so our team enrolled him in the Smart Green Card VIP plan. We do this pre-evaluation and select a small number of applicants to actually pursue the program with us in order to maintain the meticulous quality of service and attention we provide to our clients.
Addressing His Initial Challenges:
As previously mentioned, Abhinay had expertise in AI within the accounting niche; however, he was unsure how to utilize his expertise for EB1A.
After Abhinay enrolled in our Smart Green Card VIP plan, our team (through a series of 1:1 niche determination calls) provided clarity on the requirements of the EB1A criteria and the final merits determination phase. Furthermore, Smart Green Card team also assisted him in gathering documentation and evidence to showcase and establish the achievements he already had (but never knew he could have used them) and used those to set up a starting point for his customized EB1A journey.
A Strategic Approach to EB1A Criteria:
With the Smart Green Card guidance, Abhinay targeted a total of 7 EB1A criteria: critical role, original contribution, awards, scholarly articles, high salary, media, and judging criteria.
Original Contribution:
To meet the EB1A original contribution criteria, one should showcase that their original work is of major significance in the field. Moreover, individuals need to submit compelling evidence, as this criterion is slightly subjective in nature.
For instance, during a strategy session with Abhinay, he mentioned that he had received numerous appreciation emails from his clients. Upon analyzing his vast email list for weeks, our team discovered a few emails from his clients that align with the original contribution criteria requirements and were above and beyond worthy for the same. As a result, we helped him leverage these emails to form the basis for the original contribution criteria, and strategically build further from there.
Authorship Criteria & Judging Criteria:
As an individual with a finance background, Abhinay had never authored research papers and had no idea what type of content he could write about.
After enrolling in our Smart Green Card program, our team pointed out that he could write papers around the niche problems that he had solved in his workplace related to his expertise. Furthermore, our team closely worked with him to find thought leadership topics in his field for writing articles, and provided him with the necessary samples, templates and feedback wherever he felt blocked.
Our support didn’t end there. We consistently searched for publications in his field that were open to accepting the types of topics he was writing about. Consequently, our team provided him with a carefully curated list of journals where he could potentially publish his articles. Our team gave suggestions for improvements in each of his papers until they were ready to be published.
Moreover, Smart Green Card ensures clear communication at every step through our progress management tool, and WhatsApp support.
Abhinay followed the Smart Green Card’s strategy, which led him to write and publish 10+ significant papers in his field.
Media:
Once Abhinay started publishing papers, one of his papers attracted the attention of a prominent podcast host, and he got invited as a guest in an episode that reached thousands of listeners in the AI in Finance space, which led to him getting further acclaim from other prominent people in his field. Consequently, Smart Green Card’s in-house press support team pitched his story to specific media outlets relevant to the finance field, helping him secure press coverage organically from seven major media outlets.
It is crucial to note that securing organic press coverage in major media requires huge efforts, patience, and time. Due to this, most PR firms don’t prioritize this approach. Moreover, paid press services don’t establish your extraordinary ability. We pursue a unique style of acquainting our network of prominent journalists with your story, and completely leaving it to their discretion to find it worthy and decide to do a feature of you and your work.
Leveraging His Podcast for His EB1A Petition:
Abhinay’s podcast has received recognition from his peers, and he has also gained many review opportunities through it. Although the podcast demonstrates his expertise, he already has robust evidence to meet at least six criteria, so our team helped him leverage this aspect in the EB1A petition and in the final merits determination section.
Furthermore, he authored a book that our team assisted in getting published. However, it was published before filing his EB1A petition. The book has been a top seller since its publication and has garnered positive comments from diverse readers. Although this accomplishment happened at the final minutes, we assisted him in utilizing this achievement in the final merits determination section.
Moreover, we ensured that the evidence presented tells the story of Abhinay’s exceptional ability to navigate the final merits determination phase.
EB1A Dream Realized:
Smart Green Card delved deeper into every detail of Abhinay’s profile and helped him showcase his accomplishments in his field for EB1A. Abhinay’s hard work, along with Smart Green Card’s support, enabled him to achieve success in EB1A without facing any Request of Evidence(RFE).
Over the past years, we have assisted several clients like Abhinay in the finance and accounting field along with many more in various other diverse areas of work. You can find more such success stories in our case studies.
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