EB-1B requires employer sponsorship and at least two qualifying criteria from USCIS’s list for outstanding researchers and professors. EB-1C requires that the employer have operated for at least one year and that the beneficiary will serve in a managerial or executive capacity — making it the direct green card path for L-1A holders. Both categories are employment-based first preference and generally have current or near-current priority dates. Silmi Law prepares employer-sponsored EB-1B and EB-1C petitions for universities, research institutions, and multinational corporations.
Sponsor Required
Labor Certification Required
EB-1B Criteria Required
Preference Priority
We assess whether EB-1B, EB-1C, or a combination strategy is appropriate based on your academic or executive credentials and employer structure.
We build the complete evidentiary record — criteria documentation for EB-1B or managerial capacity evidence for EB-1C — and draft a compelling petition letter.
We build the complete evidentiary record — criteria documentation for EB-1B or managerial capacity evidence for EB-1C — and draft a compelling petition letter.
We file the petition and provide detailed, strategic responses to any Requests for Evidence issued by USCIS.
We understand academic publication records, citation metrics, and research roles — and translate them into EB-1B criteria evidence USCIS can evaluate.
We have deep experience with multinational corporate structures and EB-1C filings for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Sharif Silmi personally oversees every EB-1B and EB-1C petition from eligibility assessment through filing.
We help employers and employees take advantage of the PERM-free pathway — avoiding years of labor certification delays.
For EB-1B petitions, we coordinate expert opinion letters from senior researchers attesting to the significance and international recognition of your work.
We serve EB-1B and EB-1C petitioners throughout New York, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, and nationwide.
