05/20/12
USCIS Announces Today that Entrepreneurs and Job Creators may Immigrate under the National Interest Waiver Category
Today USCIS announced that it is broadening the interpretation of the National Interest Waiver (NIW) immigration category to include entrepreneurs and business people investing in the U.S. and creating jobs in the U.S.
The National Interest Waiver immigration category is not new. We have been successfully preparing Immigrant Petitions under the National Interest Waiver (NIW) category for over 10 years. Our NIW clients are usually post doctoral researchers conducting cancer research, plant biology research to increase farmers' yields, nuclear energy, and other researchers in science or medicine. In the past, USCIS has been reluctant to consider our national interest in investment and job creation.
USCIS announcement today expressly acknowledges that investment and job creation will be favorably considered for immigration under the National Interest Waiver (NIW). The primary benefits of this category are:
- Employer sponsorship is not required
- Labor Certification is not required
- An advanced college degree is not required
For more information about the National Interest Waiver Category, click here.