
### 1/26 - Lawyer call - PassRight 
Have questions on criteria that I don't have substantial evidence: 
Publication, judging, original contributions 
- How will you help me publish? What are the steps and who will own what steps? Typical steps that I am assuming are: 
	- Contacting publication 
	- Aligning profile 
	- Aligning topic 
	- Writing content and editing 
	- Publishing 
- How have you argued for petitions whose profile activities are too close to petition dates? 
- Some publications get under scrutiny, how do you identify which ones are worth investing time in? 
- Similar questions on judging. Who will own what steps of the process? 
- How many publications, judging and original contributions do you expect for my profile? Typical time estimates for completing each of these 
- My profile - give me few examples of past profiles or skill sets or fields of expertise? What have you seen work with people having similar profiles?  
- How does them assigned to my petition work, will it be one person or many? Example? 
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Responsibilities - 
- You're reaching out to publications, we provide guidance, 
- Authorship - 
- Judging - we'll give you opportunities or events to reach out to 
- Articles - PR or your authored article. Tech times
- Membership - can help you publish articles 
- Case manager - 
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### Field of expertise 
- AI driven commerce
- AI driven commerce and personalization 
- AI driven enterprise commerce strategy 
- AI and e-commerce - find out in ChatGPT 
Katie 

### Letter of recommendation
- K V Prasad (Sai)
- Harsh Acharya
- Sita C / Sumedha Upadhyaya
- Jagrut Arora
- Apoorv Gupta
- Ruchi Agarwal
- Abhinav Mopuri
- Tinni 
- Dheeru 

### Reddit posts 
Self-petition resources - https://www.reddit.com/r/eb_1a/s/kg1gHn7cVn
[[RFE details for electrical engineer]]

### Tasks 
- [x] Fill up Hari's project template
- [x] Set up calls with 4 lawyers
- [ ] Figure out list of people who will give recommendation letters on me being industry expert 

Other tasks around publication 
- [ ] Ask for publication, judging or participation + reimbursement - [eCom Edit: B2B](https://retailsummits.com/events/ecom-edit-b2b/)
- [ ] Apply to become a member at [Forbes Technology Council | Community for Technology Executives](https://councils.forbes.com/forbestechcouncil)
- [ ] Check with AnM and UT if they have any advisory board positions 
- [ ] See who else would help with understanding EB1 process or with e-commerce conferences 
- [ ] Research on other publications, speaking, membership and judging avenues


## Lawyers 
- Helen Partlow
-  https://www.boundless.com/services/individuals/eb-1a
- Rohit Srinivasa, 
- Chris Ingram, 
- Katya Stelmakh - talk on priority for appointment to build confidence - reference of Radhika call at 10am 

## Criteria 
Criteria for EB1A application
[Chapter 2 - Extraordinary Ability | USCIS](https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-f-chapter-2)

### Salary compare
- SOC code in H1B, i140 applications - 
	- 15-1199 ([2018 SOC Manual (Entire Manual)](https://www.bls.gov/soc/2018/soc_2018_manual.pdf))
	- [How do I find my SOC code? : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/soc/finding_soc_code.htm)
- [Salary Finder | CareerOneStop](https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Wages/find-salary.aspx?keyword=Computer%20Occupations,%20All%20Other&soccode=151299&location=78750&keywordSearched=Computer%20Occupations,%20All%20Other)

### Publications
1. **IB Times** - [Contact - International Business Times India](https://www.ibtimes.co.in/corporate/contact)
2. **CIO** - [Join the Foundry Expert Contributor Network! | CIO](https://www.cio.com/expert-contributor-network/#join-now) 
	1. Expert contributor network - To show intent to join, email to [edward.murray@foundryco.com](mailto:edward.murray@foundryco.com)
3. **AI Business** – tech & AI editorial with strategy focus  
   _Editorial submissions:_ info@aibusiness.com
4. **AI Time Journal** – AI articles from practitioners  
   _Become a contributor:_ [https://www.aitimejournal.com/become-a-contributor/](https://www.aitimejournal.com/become-a-contributor/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
5. **CIO Review** - [Contact CIOReview to feature your Business in Global Economy | CIOReview](https://www.cioreview.com/about-us/)
6. **The CIO Magazine** – tech & business insights from industry professionals  
   _Pitch to:_ editorial@theciomagazine.com
7. **VentureBeat** - https://venturebeat.com/guest-posts
8. **TWDI** - [Data and Analytics Education and Research | TDWI](https://tdwi.org/home.aspx)
   [Upside: Contributed Articles | TDWI](https://tdwi.org/pages/writersguide.aspx)



### 10 criteria 
- Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence
- Evidence of your membership in associations in the field which demand outstanding achievement of their members
- Evidence of published material about you in professional or major trade publications or other major media
- Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel
- Evidence of your original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance to the field
- Evidence of your authorship of scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications or other major media
- Evidence that your work has been displayed at artistic exhibitions or showcases
- Evidence of your performance of a leading or critical role in distinguished organizations
- Evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field
- Evidence of your commercial successes in the performing arts

##### Detailed description of 4 relevant criteria
Criterion 2: Membership in associations in the field for which classification is sought that require outstanding achievement of their members, as judged by recognized national or international experts in their disciplines or fields.
- Show that membership in the association requires outstanding achievements in the field for which classification is sought, as judged by recognized national or international experts.
- Associations may have multiple levels of membership. The level of membership afforded to the person must show that in order to obtain that level of membership, recognized national or international experts judged the person as having attained outstanding achievements in the field for which classification is sought.


Criterion 4: The person's participation, either individually or on a panel, as a judge of the work of others in the same or an allied field of specification for which classification is sought
Examples of judging the work of others:
- Peer reviewing for a scholarly journal, as evidenced by a request from the journal to the person to do the review, accompanied by proof that the review was actually completed;
- Peer review of abstracts or papers submitted for presentation at scholarly conferences in the respective field;
Establish evidence for 2 things: that you were invited to judge work of others and that you completed the judging process 


Criterion 8: The person has performed in a leading or critical role for organizations or establishments that have a distinguished reputation.
First, establish that you're leading a critical role
- The person is (or was) a leader within the organization or establishment or a division or department thereof
- The person has contributed in a way that is of significant importance to the outcome of the organization
- Evidence of experience must consist of letters from employers.
- It is not the title of the person's role, but rather the person's performance in the role that determines whether the role is (or was) critical

Second, establish that the organization or establishment, or the department or division for which the person holds or held a leading or critical role, has a distinguished reputation
- relevant factors for evaluating the reputation of an organization or establishment can include the scale of its customer base or relevant media coverage
- The relative size or longevity of an organization or establishment


Criterion 9: The person has commanded a high salary, or other significantly high remuneration for services, in relation to others in the field.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) [Overview of BLS Wage Data by Area and Occupation](https://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm) webpage; and
- The Department of Labor's Career [One Stop](https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Plan/salaries.aspx) website.






## Meeting notes

### Hari call - 12/18/2025
*Quick notes*
* Filling the gaps - Judging and articles takes 1-3 months - some luck factor here
* Collection of evidence takes 1-3 months - iterative work, parallel to judging and articles work
* You will have to work 5-8 hrs/wk - with some spikes
* We will guide filling the profile gaps

*Pricing* $xx,xxx (40% now, 40% after 2 months, 20% before shipping application) - includes 10 hrs of guidance for profile building, drafting the petition, multiple reviews, assembling exhibits, printing, and shipping. Also includes response to one initial RFE. Excludes all USCIS fees (~$3,800)

*Timelines:* At best 4 months. Optimistically 6 months. We can't guarantee a solid timeline because so much is outside of our control with profile building. For example, judging opportunities are highly dependent on your field and availability (lots of luck factor here). Another example, petitioner (aka you) response times vary widely for additional documentation and petition reviews. and Life happens!

*Expectations - critical to understand and acknowledge:*
* EB1A criteria evaluation (step 1) is subjective - varies by the center and the officer and the evolving USCIS interpretations
* Final merits evaluation (step 2) is almost 100% subjective and discretionary - no clear quantifiable thresholds

*Ground rules:* Our working time is 9-5 CST on weekdays. Holidays, nights and weekend work might happen but not guaranteed and should not be expected. Schedule of status updates and review calls depend on the next milestone we are chasing.

##### Saurabh
- Hari in Austin on Dec 28th - until Jan 1 
- Target 4 criteria - critical role, judging, high salary, publications
- IEEE conferences, other conferences - find out
- Critical role - where you got high visibility, reward, gather that evidence that says you were critical to the project, someone within org should be able to support your claim with recommendation letters. 
- 3-4 words of what you're expert in 
- Publications count more, LinkedIn doesn't count much. 
	- Southeast Asia journals, explore if they're willing to publish
- Judging 