EB-1A Extraordinary Ability Visa Services

Direct U.S. Green Card—No Employer Sponsorship Required

Do you have a prominent national or global reputation for your work in science, business, education, technology, arts, or athletics? You may qualify for the EB-1A status as your quickest option for obtaining U.S. permanent residence. Different from most immigration categories, EB-1A allows eligible applicants to self-petition. This means you do not need a job offer, PERM labor certification, or employer sponsorship.

At Phoenix Immigration Consulting Services, we work with innovative, executive, artistic, and athletic professionals designing compelling and evidence-based EB-1A cases. We aim to prove that you are part of a small fraction of the population that has achieved the highest level in your profession and that your work will continue to have a positive impact on the United States.

What is the EB-1A Visa?

EB-1A is the first-preference employment-based immigration category available to individuals who are granted extraordinary ability with permanent residence. This visa also provides a streamlined path to obtaining the Green Card with the option of premium processing for the I-140 petition. Most of the time, applicants also have current priority dates, which allows a quicker adjustment of status or consular processing. Since this category is self-sponsored, it offers strategic flexibility to founders, independent researchers, creators, and professionals in transitioning between roles.

Who is Eligible?

If you can demonstrate a singular, major accomplishment, such as winning a Nobel Prize, an Olympic medal, or other awards of equivalent global recognition, you might meet the requirements. If you have not received a singular award, then you can meet the requirements by demonstrating at least three out of the ten criteria established by USCIS.

These criteria include evidence of winning a nationally or internationally recognized award, making an original contribution of major significance, authorship of scholarly articles or patents, evaluating others’ work, having a disproportionate salary in relation to other peers, membership of exclusive organizations, having published material about you, and holding or playing an essential role in prominent organizations.

In all cases, you must demonstrate that you will continue to work in the same field in the U.S. and that your presence will benefit the country substantially.

Why Choose EB-1A?

EB-1A provides speed and flexibility. You are able to self-petition which means you don't have to be tied to any specific employer or job offer. This also means you won't have to deal with the long and unpredictable PERM labor certification process.

Since it is a first-preference category, it generally moves through the system quicker than most other employment-based cases. Using premium processing, you’ll speed the I-140 decision to just fifteen calendar days.

Most importantly, EB-1A results in permanent residency with a ten-year renewable Green Card, your spouse and unmarried children under 21, and a readily attained U.S. citizenship.

How the EB-1A Process Works

To start with, we do a detailed consultation and a review of your profile. There will be your achievements, academics, and your near-term goals to determine the EB-1A potential.

We prepare a careful petition strategy where we align your evidence with USCIS requirements, focusing first on the strongest parts of your record and the most relevant categories. Our staff obtains and organizes the required documentation—such as awards, publications, media, patents, peer review or adjudication, leadership and impact, pay evidence, etc.—while crafting a unified narrative demonstrating sustained acclaim and extraordinary ability.

We prepare a detailed legal brief and assemble convincing chair letters from credible outside advocates. When your packet is complete, we file Form I-140 with USCIS and, if eligible, also file Form I-485 or help you with consular processing. When approved, you and your eligible dependents receive U.S. permanent residency.

Required Documentation

Building a sound petition involves assembling a strategic and organized portfolio. These usually consist of a short CV, documentation of significant awards (national, and international), evidence of media coverage, copies of scholarly publications and patents, materials describing invited judging, peer review, and editorial service, proof of original contributions of great importance, role documentation showing leading and critical contributions, proof of compensation that indicates salary above industry standards, evidence of membership in selective professional associations, and citizenship documentation and immigration history of dependents.

At Phoenix Immigration, we avoid generic templates and focus each petition from the ground up to showcase your true value and contributions.

How Phoenix Immigration Consulting Services LLC Supports You

Our process begins with a detailed criterion-by-criterion eligibility assessment, after which we give you a detailed roadmap outlining your strengths as you begin to gather evidence in support of your application.

We assist you in obtaining and organizing your proofs, polish the organization for effectiveness, and write a persuasive petition letter that presents your case cohesively as a legal argument. We help gather credentialed advocacy letters, and if you’ve received a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a denial of your case in the past, we analyze the prior filing to fix the weak parts, and strengthen the weak case for a better chance of winning it.

From strategy to filing—and throughout the adjustment of status or consular passage—we handle every aspect with a high degree of efficiency and example.

Begin Your EB-1A Journey

The EB-1A is perhaps the best, most efficient, and most empowering option available to elite professionals wishing to shift the control of their immigration to the U.S. Phoenix Immigration Consulting Services is your best ally in constructing the strongest possible case from the evidence stage to the end, focusing on the outcomes.

📞 Contact us today to schedule your consultation and take the first step toward a direct U.S. Green Card through EB-1A.