Immigrant Visa
without
Labor Certification

1. Receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement in the academic field;
2. Membership in associations in the academic field that require outstanding achievements of their members;
3. Published material in professional publications written by others about the alien's work in the academic field;

4. Evidence of the alien's participation, either individually or on a panel, as
   a judge of the work of others in the same or allied field;
5. Evidence of the alien's original scientific or scholarly research contributions to the academic field; or
6. Evidence of the alien's authorship
   of scholarly books or articles in the academic field.

The alien must have at least three
years of research experience in his or her field. There must also be a job offer from an employer.