USCIS Policy Manual Update and Recent Trends in EB-2 National Interest Waiver Adjudications

The National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) is a streamlined pathway to permanent residence for foreign nationals whose current or prospective work is in the national interest and therefore merits a waiver of the labor certification and job offer that is normally required in employment-based permanent residence cases. In January 2022, USCIS updated its policy manual with guidance that led more foreign entrepreneurs and foreign nationals with advanced STEM degrees to pursue permanent residence in the…
By: Clark Hill PLC