EB-1 approvals

Approved EB-1 cases

Approved EB-1 cases from Manifest Law clients. Read the full story behind selected cases, or browse the approval notices one by one.

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How each case was won

Case studies walk through the strategy behind an approval: the evidence, the criteria argued, and how RFEs or prior denials were handled. Approval notices summarize each approved case, with the visa type and the client's field.

  • Cryptocurrency founder reviewing his approved EB-1A petition after an RFE

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    Case studyEB-1A

    Cryptocurrency Founder Approved after RFE

    See how Manifest Law helped an entrepreneur in the tech industry get their EB-1A I-140 petition approved after an unexpected RFE.

  • IndiaTechnologyRFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

    Lahaina Araneta helped an Indian principal software engineer achieve EB-1A approval after an RFE. Instead of leaning on subjective criteria, the petition was anchored in objective evidence, including top-tier compensation, extensive judging of technical conferences, and a widely used open-source project backed by a patent filing, while the client built a stronger public profile to meet heightened final-merits scrutiny. After a successful RFE response, the EB-1A petition was approved.

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  • IndiaHealthcare & Life SciencesNo RFEJessica Lang - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

    Jessica Lang helped an Indian scientist with a strong record of publications, patents, and citations secure EB-1A approval. Building on a prior O-1A approval, the petition paired original contributions and peer-review work with expert recommendation letters, setting up a path to a Green Card that can draw on an earlier family priority date.

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  • IndiaTechnologyRFEBruna Maciel Soledade - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

    Bruna Soledade helped an Indian technology researcher secure an employer-independent path to a Green Card with an EB-1A self-petition, overcoming a Request for Evidence along the way. Already holding an employer-sponsored EB-1B approval, the researcher wanted a petition that would not hinge on a single job amid layoff concerns. The case was built on a federally funded research grant, extensive peer review of others' work, a patent as primary inventor, and more than ten widely cited scholarly articles.

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  • IndiaRetail & E-commerceRFEMichael Bailey - Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law

    Michael Bailey helped an Indian data scientist win EB-1A approval after responding to a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). The petition built a narrowly defined field of expertise in data analytics for retail market strategy, backed by his critical insights role at a global consumer brand supporting a multibillion-dollar business and more than a dozen peer reviews for top-tier journals and conferences. Because his priority date was already years old, the approval let him skip the EB-2/EB-3 backlog on his path to a Green Card.

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  • Enterprise AI founder celebrating EB-1A approval after a prior denial

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    Case studyEB-1A

    Enterprise AI Founder Approved After Prior Denial

    See how Manifest Law helped an product designer in the tech industry get their EB-1A I-140 petition approved after a prior denial.

  • IndiaTechnologyRFEFernanda Secco Hipskind - Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law

    Fernanda Hipskind helped an Indian software engineering leader achieve an EB-1A approval after successfully responding to a Request for Evidence (RFE). The case rested on high remuneration, a critical role leading a 50-person team building large-scale generative AI cloud infrastructure for enterprise and government customers, and original contributions including a patented image-based search system cited by other inventors. Strong executive and independent expert letters helped show that the impact of the work extended well beyond a single employer.

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  • IndiaHealthcare & Life SciencesRFEBruna Maciel Soledade - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

    Bruna Soledade helped an Indian healthcare professional and published author achieve an EB-1A approval after successfully responding to a Request for Evidence (RFE). The petition built on scholarly articles in high-impact medical journals and a leading role on a major hospital system project and in nonprofit leadership, strengthened with additional evidence gathered in the months before filing. The approval clears the way to a Green Card for the beneficiary and their family.

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  • TechnologyRFEShefali Tanna - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

    Shefali Tanna helped a senior technology leader who heads an enterprise software company's AI center of excellence achieve EB-1A approval, leaving behind a years-long EB-2 backlog. The case was built around his critical role, high remuneration, and fellow-level memberships in professional associations. When USCIS issued an RFE, the response secured the approval.

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  • IndiaTechnologyRFEAndrew Smith - Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law

    Andrew Smith helped an Indian software engineer who already held an approved employment-based petition secure EB-1A approval, trading a decade-long Green Card backlog for a far shorter wait. Built on a record of authored books, journal publications, patents, and peer-review work, the petition answered a Request for Evidence (RFE) and was approved.

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This database includes a featured selection of Manifest Law's approvals. It is not necessarily representative of every historical approval.

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