Here is a list of links and official sources where you can download forms, find requirements, laws and cases.
USCIS – Official Resource Homepage
USCIS EB-2 homepage
Download Forms
Always download the most current versions of the forms:
- I-140 – Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
- ETA-9089 – Application for Permanent Employment Certification
- I-485 – Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
- I-944 – Declaration of Self-Sufficiency
- I-693 – Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
- I-765 – Application For Employment Authorization
- I-131 – Application for Travel Document
- G-1145 – E-notification of Petition Acceptance
Laws, Regulations, Manuals
This is the core of official resources.
- Immigration and Nationality Act §203 (Allocation of Immigrant Visas) – see INA §203(b)(2)
- 8 Code of Federal Regulations – see 8 CFR 204.5(k) (Petitions for employment-based immigrants)
- USCIS Policy Manual – Employment-Based Immigration
Priority Dates
Some foreign nationals (typically Indians, Chinese etc.) cannot file their I-485 immediately but must check their “priority dates” and compare them with the dates in current Visa bulletin:
Visa Bulletin – click on the current bulletin and then look for 2nd under category Employment-based
Cases
Learn from previous cases, avoid the mistakes which have been done. Here are the cases and official decisions of USCIS (Administrative Appeals Office):
- Dhanasar (26 I&N Dec. 884) – precedent case of researcher (air and space propulsion systems) which established National Interest Waiver requirements (AAO, December 27, 2016)
- NYSDOT (EAC 96 063 51031) – previous precedent case of civil engineer (bridges) (AAO, August 7, 1998)
- LIN 08 084 51017 – entrepreneur, business executive in the railroad industry (AAO, January 7, 2010)
- EAC 06 110 50107 – advocate/lawyer exporting U.S. goods to Asia and Africa (AAO, January 28, 2008)
- SRC 09 165 53 163 – postdoctoral fellow and research associate in hepatology research (AAO, January 7, 2010)
- SRC 08 277 50203 – social scientist researching improvements to higher education (AAO, March 16, 2010)
- LIN 06 012 51789 – research assistant in materials research, development of improved high-energy absorbent materials (AAO, March 31, 2008)
- SRC 06 223 50528 – assistant professor, development of improved visualization technology (AAO, March 31, 2008)
- SRC 07 800 15621 – postdoctoral research fellow in molecular biology, improving health care and environmental management (AAO, March 05, 2010)
- XXX – patient safety officer worked in public health, reducing the national rate of acute care hospitalizations among home care patients (AAO, August 04, 2010)
- XXX – biomedical engineer, improved understanding of the medical complications involved in weightlessness (AAO, April 01, 2011)
- EAC 04 030 53333 – violinist, bringing the arts directly to all segments of society, including the youth of America (AAO, December 17, 2007)
- LIN 06 119 51395 – research associate in atmospheric chemistry, improved understanding of chemical reactions important to the formation of pollution in the atmosphere (AAO, October 25, 2007)
- XXX – president of a new company specializing in sales, servicing and export of consumer electronics (AAO, April 03, 2012)
- SRC 09 013 51678 – freelance psychologist, evaluating juvenile delinquents for court (AAO, April 22, 2010)
- SRC 08 092 53919 – collegiate assistant coach, coaching track and field (AAO, March 15, 2010)
- SRC 08 013 50981 – senior engineer worked in liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) design and investigation with applications in aerospace, electronics and health (AAO, April 13, 2010)
- SRC 07 267 51099 – general surgeon (AAO, January 7, 2010)
- XXX – microbial researcher, improving antibiotic therapies (AAO, December 20, 2010)
Find more non-precedent cases here (NIW cases are mixed with regular EB-2).