美国公民及移民服务局(USCIS)于2024年10月2日，发布了EB-1A政策手册指南更新，以进一步明确其对评估杰出才能EB-1移民签证资格时可以考虑的证据类型。
USClS lssues New Guidance on EB-1 EligibilityCriteria for Individuals with ExtraordinaryAbility
Release Date : 10/02/2024
U.S. Citizenship and lmmigration Services is issuing, policy guidance in our Policy Manual to further clarify thetypes of evidence that we may evaluate to determine eligibility for extraordinary ability (Ell) EB-l immigrant visaclassifications.
This policy guidance:
* Confirms that we consider a person's receipt of team awards under the criterion for lesser nationally orinternationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the field of endeavor.
*Clarifies that we consider past memberships under the membership criterion;
* Removes language suggesting published material must demonstrate the value of the person's work andcontributions to satisfy the published material criterion; and
Explains that while the dictionary defines an "exhibition" as a public showing not limited to art, the relevantregulation expressly modifies that term with "artistic," such that we will only consider non-artistic exhibitionsas part of a properly supported claim of comparable evidence.
This new guidance builds on a previous EB-l policy.update, providing more clarity and transparency to assistpetitioners in submitting appropriate evidence that may establish the beneficiary's eligibility.
This policy update is effective immediately and is controlling, and supersedes any related prior guidance on thetopic. For more information, see the Policy Manual, Volume 6. Part F. Chapter 2.

  这项政策指南主要更新包括:确认USCIS将把个人所获得的团队奖项视为符合国家或国际公认的奖项标准，用于评价杰出才能的资格;澄清USCIS会考虑过去的会员身份作为会员标准的一部分;删除了媒体报道(个人专访)中对于“媒体报道必须证明个人工作和贡献的价值”这一要求:进一步解释虽然词典中将“展览”定义为不限于艺术的公开展示,但相关法规明确将该术语修饰为“艺术性”因此，要主张“展览”这个标准,申请人提交的证据必须是艺术性展览。而非艺术性的展览,申请人必须自行举证符合comparableevidence:而不是直接按照“展览”这条来主张。