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USCIS Updates Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating its policy guidance to clarify how we evaluate eligibility for the second preference employment-based (EB-2) classification for immigrant petitions filed with a request for a national interest waiver (NIW).
What this means
- This updates material the agency had already published. It changes existing guidance rather than creating a new requirement on its own. (classification: updated_information)
- The document names EB-2 second preference. It may identify others — read the original to be sure. (impact.stated (unspecified))
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Who is affected
Visa categoriesEB-2 second preference
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