The Expert Opinion Letter is an assessment provided by a third party, usually a college professor, and can be based solely on work experience credentials or on a combination of academic and experiential credentials. It offers the perspective of a professor from a college who specializes in the subject. Expert Opinion letters are customized to each individual case based on an applicant’s academic and work requirements in order to satisfy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations.
Expert Opinion Letters provide significant benefits as supporting documents for employment visa categories such as:
- EB-1
- L-1 and more.
In order to determine if you are eligible for L-1A classification and whether you are an L-1A managerial executive, for example, L-1A expert opinion letters examine the management and/or executive nature of occupations.
L-1B assessments are letters of expert opinion that outline the specialized skills required to perform in particular vocations as well as the process by which information is transferred among subsidiary and affiliate organizations within transnational enterprises.
Expert Opinion Letters can also be written in response to various requests from the USCIS for information and Requests for Evidence.
You must acquire expert opinion letters from significant individuals as part of the procedure for your outstanding ability visa (O-1 and EB-1). Given the significance of the letters, it is worthwhile for an applicant to spend the time and effort looking for experts who might independently qualify for the O visa and discussing the expert opinion letter’s substance with the writers to improve the likelihood of approval. The letters differ from reference or recommendation letters that one might use for employment because they are far more thorough and concentrate on the applicant’s actual accomplishments.
The letter must clearly state that you are nationally or internationally recognized and have made substantial contributions to your field. It also needs to explain how the writer came to know you and your accomplishments. These letters can also be used to explain your critical role for an organization, the importance of your “major” prizes or awards, the prestige associated with your membership in an organization, and other details to the United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (“USCIS”) officer adjudicating your petition. They can also be used to explain the significance of your accomplishments from the viewpoint of a respected insider in your field.
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