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How I got my EB-1A as an Indian engineer (after a denial)

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If you’re reading this, you may have seen some of the content I share about immigration to the US, especially for Indians, on Twitter. Yet, I’ve largely refrained from sharing the details of my own immigration journey. All the while, I was silently suffering through the same immigration challenges I was tweeting about myself. Recently, after 18 years of living in the US and 3.5yrs of prepping this application, I was approved for my EB-1A after an initial denial. This was the last big hurdle (fingers crossed) on my own path to US citizenship in a reasonable time. And by reasonable I mean it’ll still take me ~6 more years to actually receive a US passport. Most Indians are in a 150+ year long wait for legal immigration to the US. In this blog post, I talk about my journey. I will follow this up with another post detailing things I’ve learnt and concrete advice for others looking to apply for an EB-1A. Disclaimer: I am not an immigration lawyer, so please double check everything I say her

Originally written Oct 15, 2023. Updated Aug 23, 2024. If you’re reading this, you may have seen some of the content I share about immigration to the US, especially for Indians, on Twitter . Yet, I’ve largely refrained from sharing the details of my own immigration journey. All the while, I was silently suffering through the same immigration challenges I was tweeting about myself. Recently, after 18 years of living in the US and 3.5yrs of prepping this application, I was approved for my EB-1A after an initial denial. This was the last big hurdle (fingers crossed) on my own path to US citizensh

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