Pick the right kit
Choose the classification you are actually filing. Each kit is a separate file set. Do not import EB-1A, NIW, or O-1A standards into one another.
Look at the form and the classification on the draft in front of you. That is the kit. I-140 extraordinary ability is the EB-1A kit. I-140 national interest waiver is the NIW kit. I-129 O-1A is the O-1A kit. An O-1B arts or motion-picture filing is not in this catalog.
If the draft mixes standards, flag the mix. Do not “fix” it by running a second kit and pasting the output in. Confirm the live source before you file.
EB-1A
Form I-140, extraordinary ability. Map the record to INA 203(b)(1)(A) and 8 CFR 204.5(h), with Policy Manual Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2. Statutory elements, then Step 1 (a one-time major internationally recognized award, or three of ten criteria, or comparable evidence), then final merits.
Do not import O-1A’s eight criteria, consultation or itinerary issues, or NIW’s Dhanasar prongs. Self-petition is available under 8 CFR 204.5(h)(1). That fact does not move an O-1A or NIW analysis onto this kit. EB-1A kit.
EB-2 NIW
Form I-140, national interest waiver. Follows the order USCIS describes: underlying EB-2 first (advanced degree professional or exceptional ability), then the three Matter of Dhanasar prongs. Primary sources: INA 203(b)(2), 8 CFR 204.5(k), Policy Manual Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 5, and the 15 January 2025 NIW guidance on occupation and relatedness.
The kit does not score the case. A labor shortage is not the waiver. Do not import EB-1A’s ten criteria or “small percentage at the very top.” NIW kit.
O-1A
Form I-129, extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics. Not an O-1B kit. Primary sources: 8 CFR 214.2(o) and Policy Manual Volume 2, Part M, including consultation, contract, and itinerary issues that the immigrant kits do not use.
The beneficiary may not self-petition. A U.S. employer, a U.S. agent, or a foreign employer through a U.S. agent files. Under PA-2025-02, a beneficiary-owned corporation or LLC may file. Keep consultation, contract, and itinerary issues visible. Do not import EB-1A’s ten immigrant criteria or Dhanasar prongs. O-1A kit.
If the draft is mixed
Classification lock is the first step of the second review. If the cover letter argues EB-1A criteria and then a Dhanasar prong, the review should say so. It should not silently rewrite the case into a different classification. Counsel decides whether the draft is the right filing.
The memo still has five sections only: Facts; Evidence; Issues; Suggested questions; Counsel legal decisions. The last section is the lawyer’s.
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