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Smart Mode — US EB-1 vs EB-2 NIW vs EB-3 vs family-based green-card pathway scorer
Adaptive intake. The AI branches across age, degree, occupation, publications, and family ties to score every US green-card pathway — EB-1A self-petition under 8 CFR 204.5(h), EB-2 NIW under Matter of Dhanasar 3-prong, EB-2 PERM, EB-3, and family-based — with explicit priority-date retrogression for India-EB2/EB3 and CSPA child age-out math under INA section 203(h).
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Build a US green-card pathway strategy for the applicant based on the answers I gave you. §1 — PATHWAY ELIGIBILITY MATRIX For EACH pathway below, mark Qualifies / Borderline / Does Not Qualify with one-line reasoning: Employment-based: (a) EB-1A extraordinary ability self-petition (INA 203(b)(1)(A), 8 CFR 204.5(h)) — major award OR 3+ of 10 categories + final-merits sustained acclaim (Kazarian v. USCIS two-step) (b) EB-1B outstanding researcher / professor (INA 203(b)(1)(B), 8 CFR 204.5(i)) — international recognition + 3+ yrs teaching/research + permanent research position (c) EB-1C multinational manager / executive (INA 203(b)(1)(C), 8 CFR 204.5(j)) — qualifying-relationship + 1-yr foreign employment in manager/exec role (d) EB-2 National Interest Waiver (INA 203(b)(2)(B)(i), Matter of Dhanasar 26 I&N Dec. 884) — advanced degree or exceptional ability + 3-prong test (e) EB-2 PERM (INA 203(b)(2), 8 CFR 204.5(k)) — advanced degree job + DOL PERM Form ETA-9089 labor certification (f) EB-3 skilled / professional / other worker (INA 203(b)(3), 8 CFR 204.5(l)) — bachelor's / 2-yr-experience / no formal requirement + PERM (g) EB-5 investor (INA 203(b)(5), EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act 2022) — $800k TEA / $1.05M non-TEA + 10 US jobs Family-based: (h) IR (immediate relative — IR-1 spouse, IR-2 under-21 child, IR-5 parent of USC 21+) — no annual cap, no retrogression (i) F-1 unmarried son/daughter 21+ of USC (j) F-2A spouse / under-21-child of LPR (k) F-2B unmarried son/daughter 21+ of LPR (l) F-3 married son/daughter of USC (m) F-4 sibling of USC 21+ (15-20+ year wait for India-born) Humanitarian / other: (n) Asylum-based adjustment under INA 209 (o) Diversity Visa lottery (note: India + China + others excluded as high-admission countries) §2 — RECOMMENDED PRIMARY + SECONDARY PATHWAY (80-120 words) Name the recommended primary path with reasoning + a credible Plan B. Justify both. If the applicant is India-born, ALWAYS address the priority-date backlog explicitly. §3 — EB-1 / NIW EVIDENTIARY SCORECARD (where applicable) For EB-1A: count categories met out of 10 under 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3). Apply Kazarian v. USCIS two-step — first count, then final-merits determination of "sustained national or international acclaim." For EB-1B: count categories met out of 6 under 8 CFR 204.5(i)(3)(i). Confirm permanent research position. For EB-1C: confirm qualifying-relationship + 1-yr foreign employment in manager/exec role. For NIW: score each Dhanasar prong: Prong 1 — Substantial merit + national importance: specific endeavor, evidence of national-scale impact, NOT just personal benefit Prong 2 — Well-positioned to advance: education + experience + plan + funding + traction + endorsements Prong 3 — On balance, beneficial to waive job-offer requirement: why PERM bottleneck would harm the national interest §4 — PRIORITY-DATE / VISA BULLETIN PROJECTION Note: do NOT fabricate specific visa-bulletin months — refer the applicant to the CURRENT DOS Visa Bulletin. Surface for THIS applicant's chargeability: (a) Final Action Date for the recommended category as of current Visa Bulletin (b) Dates for Filing chart implication for I-485 filing window (c) Country-of-chargeability impact — India / China face multi-year retrogression on EB-2 + EB-3 (d) Cross-chargeability via spouse under INA 202(b) if spouse is from a non-backlogged country (e) Per-country 7% cap under INA 202(a)(2) §5 — CSPA AGE MATH (where applicable) For each accompanying child age 17+: (a) Biological age at I-485 / DS-260 filing or visa-number-available date (b) Time I-140 was pending before approval (c) CSPA age = biological age MINUS pending time (d) Whether child "sought to acquire" within 1 year of visa availability (e) Verdict: preserved under INA 203(h) vs aged-out (f) If aged-out: F-2B fallback path after principal's adjustment §6 — THE 3 HIGHEST-ROI LEVERS BEFORE FILING Rank what would move odds most for THIS applicant. Examples: build 2 more EB-1A categories (judging + scholarly publication) before I-140; pivot from EB-2 PERM to EB-2 NIW for self-petition + no PERM bottleneck; downgrade I-140 from EB-2 to EB-3 if EB-3 India is more current; secure US-citizen sibling I-130 filing as a long-tail parallel; pursue L-1A → EB-1C if multinational structure exists. §7 — ACTION PLAN (next 30 / 60 / 90 days) Concrete checklist with form codes and processing times: 30 days: gather evidence (degree credential evaluation by WES / ECE, publication record, citation counts, recommendation letters, press, awards), draft EB-1A categories memo or Dhanasar 3-prong memo 60 days: file I-140 with supporting evidence packet + Form I-907 premium processing if budget allows 90 days: monitor RFE / approval, prepare I-485 if priority date is current (or DS-260 if consular processing), include I-765 EAD + I-131 advance parole concurrent with I-485 §8 — RFE / NOID / DENIAL PREVENTION NOTES (specific to this profile) List the 3-5 most likely RFE triggers for THIS petition + how the file addresses each. Common EB-1A RFE triggers: "lesser awards" not nationally/internationally recognized, scholarly articles without major-media circulation, "leading/critical role" without organizational distinction proof, final-merits "sustained acclaim" challenge. §9 — CITATIONS Anchor each recommendation to: (a) INA section (203(a) family, 203(b) employment, 201(b) IR, 202(a)/(b) chargeability, 203(h) CSPA, 245 adjustment) (b) 8 CFR Part 204 (immigrant petitions), Part 245 (adjustment), Part 103 (general filing) (c) USCIS Policy Manual Volume 6 (Immigrants), Volume 7 (Adjustment of Status) (d) DOS Visa Bulletin (current month) (e) Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016) — EB-2 NIW (f) Kazarian v. USCIS, 596 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir. 2010) — EB-1A two-step (g) Matter of Price, 20 I&N Dec. 953 (Acting Assoc Comm'r 1994) — EB-1A high salary (h) AAO precedents on EB-2 PERM downgrades to EB-3 DRAFT — for licensed US immigration attorney review. Verify against current USCIS Policy Manual + Visa Bulletin before submission.
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