U.S. Extraordinary Talent Immigration EB1a

The Extraordinary Talent Immigrant (EB-1A: Alien of Extraordinary Ability) falls under the "Category I Preferred" employment-based immigration category under U.S. immigration law. It is defined as "a level of professional competence sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant is one of the few top figures in the field". It accounts for 28.6 percent of the U.S. annual global immigrant visa quota, or about 40,000 immigrant visas. Outstanding Talent immigrants include outstanding professionals in science, technology, education, social sciences, humanities, business, music, drama, dance, fine arts, sports, etc.