EB-2 NIW Media Coverage: How Many Features Do You Need?
EB-2 NIW petitioners coming from EB-1A research or attorney conversations often expect a similar answer to the media question: some version of three to five articles, spread across a defined runway. NIW does not work that way, and applying the EB-1A mental model to it usually
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EB-2 NIW vs EB-1A: Media Coverage Requirements Compared
Petitioners eligible for both categories often assume the media coverage question resolves the same way it does for choosing between the categories generally: pick whichever fits the profile better, then build evidence accordingly. This works for most parts of a petition, but media coverage specifically behaves
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What Counts as “National Importance” in EB-2 NIW Media Coverage
National importance is the single most misunderstood phrase in the entire NIW process, and the prong most likely to draw an RFE or denial when a petition gets it wrong. Petitioners often read the term literally and assume it requires proving nationwide, everywhere-at-once impact, which sets
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