U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Updates Policy Manual for O-1 Petitions with Guidance on STEM Fields

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated on July 22, 2022, that it was updating its Policy Manual to provide further guidance on the type of evidence that can be used to support a petition for an O-1A nonimmigrant petition for individuals with extraordinary ability in science, technology, engineering, and STEM fields. USCIS communicated that being named on a competitive government grant for STEM research would be viewed favorably toward demonstrating that a beneficiary is at the top of their field. The USCIS Policy Manual now includes this evidence with all the listed examples of evidence that may be submitted to show that an applicant has extraordinary ability.

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