Press coverage checklist for O-1 and EB-1A.

Short answer: for O-1A and EB-1A, one criterion is published material about you and your work, in professional or major trade publications or other major media, with its title, date and author. For O-1B, it is critical reviews or other published material about you in major newspapers, trade journals, magazines or other publications. Use the checklist below on every article, then let your immigration attorney decide what to present. This page is not legal advice, and no one can promise a petition outcome.

The checklist, for each article

• It is about you and your work.USCIS looks for material about you and your work in your field, not only about your employer or company. A broader article can count if it discusses your work in substance and names you in connection with it.
• It shows the title, date and author.All three should be visible on the page you save. An article with no named author is worth raising with your attorney.
• The publication fits the criterion.Professional or major trade publications or other major media (O-1A and EB-1A). USCIS weighs the intended audience of a professional or trade publication, and the relative circulation, readership or viewership of major media. Keep what the publication says about its readers.
• It is editorial, not marketing.Material written to sell your products or promote your services generally doesn’t count. The article should read like the publication’s own coverage of you.
• It is in English, or translated.An article in another language needs a full English translation, certified by the translator as complete and accurate.
• It is live before you file.You need to meet the criteria when the petition is filed, so plan backward from your filing date. Save a PDF of each article with the web address and the date visible.
• It fits the rest of your case.An article that explains your role or contributions can add context to other criteria, but each criterion needs its own evidence. Your attorney decides how the articles are used.

What to keep for your attorney

• A PDF or printout of each article, showing the publication, title, date, author and web address.
• What the publication says about its audience or readership (its media kit or about page), and anything showing it is a major or professional publication in your field.
• A certified English translation of any article in another language.
• A short list of all articles, by date, with one line on what each says about your work.

Which visa, which criteria

The full criteria are on O-1 visa requirements (eight O-1A criteria, six O-1B criteria) and the 10 EB-1A criteria. The EB-2 national interest waiver has no published material criterion: there, articles are supporting evidence (PR for EB-2 NIW applicants). Artists and performers: see PR for O-1B applicants.

Sources: USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2 (EB-1A published material), Volume 2, Part M, Chapter 3 (O-1 criteria), and 8 CFR 103.2 (translations, and eligibility when filing).

Where we come in

We write and place articles about you and your work in publications your attorney is comfortable presenting, planned backward from your filing date so everything is live in time. You send us your CV, approve every topic and review every draft. Each article has a fixed price agreed upfront and goes live within 21–60 days of topic approval, with a 100% refund if it isn’t delivered. PR for O-1 and EB-1 visa applicants.

Questions applicants ask

Does an article about my company count?

USCIS looks for material about you and your work. A broader article can count if it discusses your work in substance and names you in connection with it. Your attorney decides.

Does the article need an author?

USCIS asks for the title, date and author of published material. Raise any article without a named author with your attorney.

Do articles in other languages count?

They can, with a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate.

Will articles get my petition approved?

No one can promise that. We deliver the articles; your attorney and USCIS decide.