EB-2 NIWNational interest waiver

The EB-2 National Interest Waiver is a green card path for advanced-degree professionals or people of exceptional ability whose work matters to the United States. It waives the usual job offer and labor certification, and you can file for yourself, but the petition stands or falls on how well the national importance of your work is argued and evidenced.

Often a fit for: Researchers, entrepreneurs, and specialists whose work has national reach and who want to self-petition.