United States highly skilled route
1 current source-backed highly skilled pathway. Verify the responsible authority before applying.
This page contains 1 current route for this destination, with the available eligibility, requirements and duration details.
Source-backed legal route · Checked 2026-07-16
Current route records
| Route | Conditions | Effective or checked | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Skilled route | The EB-1 route covers extraordinary ability (a major award or at least three of ten criteria and continued work), outstanding professors or researchers (three years' experience, a qualifying job and two of six criteria), and certain multinational managers or executives with one year abroad and a qualifying U.S. employer. | 2026-07-16 | Official source |
Can you work on this route?
Route-specific work rights and conditions stay separate from shortage-list status and individual eligibility.
| Route | Published work answer | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Highly Skilled route | The exact EB-1 source requires the applicable category evidence; for extraordinary ability it states sustained acclaim and evidence that the applicant will continue working in the area of expertise, while the other categories have separate research, employer or multinational-manager requirements. | Official source |
| Highly Skilled route | The USCIS EB-1 page identifies this as an employment-based first-preference immigrant route for extraordinary-ability workers, outstanding professors or researchers, and certain multinational executives or managers. | Official source |
Official sources
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