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EB-1A for entrepreneurs and founders: how do you prove a leading role, an original contribution and high remuneration without scholarly articles?

Entrepreneurs fail EB-1A more often than scientists — not because the achievements are fewer. A company's success and a founder's acclaim are different things to a USCIS officer, and a petition usually contains the first. Which criteria actually work in business, what the officer counts as yours and what as the company's, and when a founder is better off with a National Interest Waiver. Current as of 26 September 2026.

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September 20, 2026

What is the EB-1 visa, and how does EB-1A differ from EB-1B and EB-1C?

EB-1 is not a visa. It is a first-preference green card, and inside it are three different doors: one opens without an employer, the other two only with one. Most people look for “an EB-1 visa” without knowing which of the three is theirs, and lose months on that. We walk through three people who came to us with the same question: which door is whose, and why we take clients through only one. Current as of 20 September 2026.