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United States — US EB-1A / EB-2 NIW (self-petition)
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EB-1A and EB-2 NIW are both real self-petition green card routes (no employer or job offer required, filed via Form I-140) but they use two genuinely different legal tests. EB-1A needs at least 3 of 10 specific regulatory criteria (similar in spirit to O-1's 8, but a distinct list for permanent residency) plus an overall 'sustained acclaim' finding. NIW instead uses the three-prong Dhanasar test, focused on whether your specific proposed work benefits the US national interest. A practical point worth knowing: USCIS allows filing both petitions at once, which some applicants use to secure two separate priority dates as a fallback.
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