The EB-1 First Preference Employment Based Green Card category includes persons of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors and researchers, and multinational business executives.

Persons of Extraordinary ability in the fields of arts, sciences, athletics, education, or business, may qualify for the EB-1 Green Card, where they can establish a record of a sustained high level achievement, and either national or international acclaim. No offer of employment is required for persons of extraordinary ability. To qualify, a person my provide evidence that he/she meets 3 of the following criteria:

• The receipt of a national or internationally recognized prize or award for excellence in the field.
• Membership in an organization or association that requires their members to have demonstrated outstanding achievement.
• Published material about the applicant in major trade, professional, or scientific journals, or in other major media publications.
• Judge the work, or have been asked to judge the work of others in the field either individually or as part of a panel.
• Original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related major achievements in the field.
• Authorship of scholarly articles in scientific, trade journals or in other major print media.
• In the case of an artists, the display of work at major exhibitions.
• The performance in a leading or critical role in a distinguished organization.
• The receipt of a high salary or remuneration.
• Commercial success in the field of performing arts.

To qualify in the category of outstanding professors and researchers the alien must demonstrate international recognition of his/her achievements, at least 3 years of experience in teaching or research, and must be entering the United States to pursue a tenure or tenure track research position at a university or other institution of higher education. In addition, the alien will need to meet 2 of the following criteria:

• The receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement.
• Membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement.
• Published material in professional publications written by others about the alien's work in the academic field.
• Judged the work of other in the field, or requested to act as a judge of the work of other in the field either individually or as part of a panel.
• Original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related major achievements in the field.
• Authorship of scholarly articles in scientific, trade journals or in other major print media.

To qualify in the first preference category of Multinational Business Executive, the alien must have been employed full-time, with the qualifying foreign company for one year within the preceding 3 years, as an executive or manager, and seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of working for a branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of the foreign company in an executive or managerial capacity.

To proceed with the First Preference EB-1 case, either the U.S. employer, or the self petitioning alien must file a USCIS form I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker), and sufficient supporting documentation to qualify under the category chosen.