You must meet at least 3 of the 10 criteria* below, or provide evidence of a one-time achievement (i.e., Pulitzer, Oscar, Olympic Medal) as well as evidence showing that you will be continuing to work in the area of your expertise. No offer of employment or labor certification is required.

In order to demonstrate you have sustained national or international acclaim and that your achievements have been recognized in your field of expertise, you must either include evidence of a one-time achievement (major internationally-recognized award) or 3 of the 10 listed criteria below (or comparable evidence if any of the criteria do not readily apply):

Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence
Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which demand outstanding achievement of their members
Evidence of published material about you in professional or major trade publications or other major media
Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel
Evidence of your original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance to the field
Evidence of your authorship of scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications or other major media
Evidence that your work has been displayed at artistic exhibitions or showcases
Evidence of your performance of a leading or critical role in distinguished organizations
Evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field
Evidence of your commercial successes in the performing arts

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/employment-based-immigration-first-preference-eb-1

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

Of course I (re-checked) the criteria on my own before commenting, and it stands.

Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence

There are a bunch of international prises other than the Olympics. By the way, Oscars and Pulitzers aren't inherently international - they're made by the american film (newspaper) industry for that same industry. Awards juries are 90+% American, as are the awardees.

Anyway, more realistic would be to look at the International math olympiad, for example. There are about 10k contestants anually, and just under 50% recieve prizes. There are similar competitions for pretty much any school subject.

Then there's sport. There are a bunch of sports, with each having a multitude of international competitions. The ATP Open for tennis, the FIFA/UEFA championships, for soccer, various regates for yachting especially - you name it.

And these are just of the top of my head, and the second level of prestige (after Nobels and Oscars). Saying there's at least 20 international competitions per sport on average is an understatement.

All in all, for point one, aboit 5% of the population fit the bill, even discounting stuff like the France-Germany typists' association anual speed typing competition, which just might fit the bill as well.

Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which demand outstanding achievement of their members

There's Mensa, an international association - a special achievement required to join: IQ over 130. It has 150k members.

Similarily, there are: International Society for Philosophical Enquiry, World Federation of Neurology, European Mathematical Society - you name it.

Evidence of published material about you in professional or major trade publications or other major media

Not even that's that hard. Every school shooter fits the bill.

Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel.

Be a member of a society in (2) and you will.

Evidence of your original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance to the field

Another point for fittig the bill of (1), basically, since an award is, by definition, a recognition and evidence of achievment.

Evidence of your authorship of scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications or other major media

Work for a year at a university or a subset of (2), and it'll happen.

Evidence that your work has been displayed at artistic exhibitions or showcases

This one's for the more artsy types. There are literally millions of galleries and museums. Getting an exhibition also isn't that impossible.

Evidence of your performance of a leading or critical role in distinguished organizations

Basically, have an important-sounding title of a (2)

Evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field

So, be a CEO.

Evidence of your commercial successes in the performing arts

Be Taylor Swift, Rammstein, or any number of more "fringe" artists.

To sum up, my point is: No, you don't need to have an Oscar, Nobel or Olympic medal to qualify. Nor do you need to be Einstein.

Here's someone who fits most criteria as an example:

Meet Andriei Ogushlow. He's a polish CEO. He studied at and got a PhD in political science. He wrote 8 scolarly articles published in intenrational journals. In his free time he does photography, and had 15 exhibitions, of which 4 were in museums. He's a member of Mensa and the European Accounting Association. While doing his MBA, he earned a bronze medal in the A4SIC competition.

He'd like US citizenship to be able to make his company have a strong and stable presence in the US.

(That's 5 out of 10).

He's not Einstein. But he fits the bill more than "good enough".

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