USCIS Approval/Denial Statistics for EB-1 Cases

Our firm’s Senior Counsel, Ame Coats, was telling the office staff  about these EB-1 statistics, which were recently released by the USCIS.   Given that more immigrants are exploring the possibility of obtaining permanent residency through the EB-1 Outstanding Researcher or Extraordinary Ability categories, we thought you might find these statistics to be interesting.

Did you know?

• That in 2005, USCIS approved 791 EB-1 Extraordinary Ability cases.
• In 2005, nearly 1400 cases were filed in this category and the USCIS approval rate was 55%.
• In 2010, close to 5400 cases were filed and the USCIS approval rate was 62%.

Did you know?

• That in 2005, USCIS approved 5,042 EB-1 Outstanding Researcher/Professor cases.
• In 2005, nearly 5400 cases were filed in this category  and the USCIS approval rate was 94%.
• In 2010, close to 3500 cases were filed and the USCIS approval rate was 91%.

Did you know?

That our law firm’s success percentage in both EB-1 categories trumps all of these statistics?  As they say, numbers don’t lie!

If you think you might qualify as an EB-1 Outstanding Researcher or a person of Extraordinary Ability, contact us and we will evaluate your case.

Tags: EB-1 Cases, Immigration Statistics