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Pathway to USA Green Card (EB2 NIW Visa) for Artificial Intelligence Professionals

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Pathway to USA Green card for Artificial Intelligence Professionals

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and specifically generative Artificial Intelligence is the newest technological innovation to be introduced into our day-to-day activities. 

Seeking Artificial Intelligence Professionals

Studies have shown that companies that invest more into AI technologies are more likely to seek out graduate level employees with a greater emphasis on those with degrees in STEM fields. The ability for workers to utilize the problem-solving skills of artificial intelligence meant employees enjoyed an increase in control over their work and projects and less dependency on top-heavy hierarchical structures. Major tech companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Netflix are seeking to employ experienced Artificial Intelligence Professionals to help utilize AI to keep them on the cutting edge of technological development.

AI innovators in the EB-2 NIW Context

However, the need for middle and high-skill workers in the STEM field is not necessarily being addressed, as the talent pool in the United States is small enough that many companies must look outside of US borders for exceptional workers willing to immigrate. The EB2-National Interest Waiver (NIW) program helps meet that need. Experienced and outstanding AI innovators in STEM fields can have the job offer requirement waived and receive a 10-year unconditional green card for themselves and their qualified dependents.

The EB-2 NIW process recognizes the importance of various specialized AI fields within STEM that contribute significantly to technological advancement and national interest

Machine Learning and Deep Neural Networks:

AI Professionals working on neural networks and deep learning algorithms are often strong candidates for the National Interest Waiver Program, given their potential to revolutionize data analysis and decision-making processes across industries. 

AI Hardware Acceleration:

Experts developing AI algorithms and hardware accelerators play a crucial role in enhancing computational efficiency, making them valuable contributors to national technological progress. 

Natural Language Processing:

Individuals specializing in speech and text recognition, analysis, and generation are increasingly sought after, as their work has far-reaching implications for communication, accessibility, and information processing technologies. 

These specialized areas within AI demonstrate substantial merit and national importance, aligning well with the EB-2 NIW criteria and strengthening the case for qualified professionals seeking this immigration pathway.

The need of STEM talents

Despite being projected to grow by nearly 11%, creating thousands of openings for STEM workers, the amount of workers remaining in STEM after graduating is diminishing. This is largely due to an influx of inexperienced STEM graduates unable to meet the job requirements and experience levels for medium to high-skill positions wanted by many companies. Thus, the EB2 NIW visa program is designed to ameliorate this issue in the United States. 

An exceptional and experienced worker in STEM looking for a change of pace, a change of scenery, or wanting to work for a company investing in artificial intelligence, should certainly consider taking advantage of the EB2-NIW program. The EB2-NIW program could take you to many of the leading technology hubs in the United States such as San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, and Boston. Nearly 30% of companies offer hybrid positions as well, allowing professionals more control over their work-life balance.

Learn about eligibility and application processes.

EB2 NIW visa requirements

To be eligible for the eb2 NIW visa  program, the applicant must demonstrate exceptional ability or hold an Advanced Degree and have five years of post-degree work experience in their field. Specialized skills and/or research experience will give the applicant a greater advantage in the process. Second, the applicant must demonstrate they meet the three additional legal prongs, namely that their proposed endeavour is of substantial merit and national importance, that they are well-positioned to advance the proposed endeavour, and that, on balance, it is beneficial to the US to waive the labour certification. Applicants can draw from a wide pool of achievements to demonstrate their exceptional skill and expertise in their respective fields. 

The Effects and Effectiveness of AI

As mentioned, AI is not on the verge of dominating all aspects of the market and creative ventures, at least, not yet. A Purdue study revealed that in questions regarding Stack Overflow, ChatGPT’s responses contained incorrect information 52% of the time and 77% of the time the answers were longer than a human’s response to the same questions. The processing power for generative AI and LLM’s also creates detrimental effects on the climate, causing potential users to move away from efficient technical assistants, and to just lean on the more carbon efficient machine that is the human brain. 

Regardless of the future and use of AI, the STEM field in the US needs exceptional workers to boost their growing technological sectors. Those looking to move to the US who have gathered years of experience in STEM should utilize the eb2 NIW visa program.

Popularity of the EB-2 NIW Pathway

Harvey Law Group has successfully obtained EB-2 approvals for over 200 professionals in the aviation industry and is well-versed with the program. The typical process for acquiring a green card in USA can be arduous, usually requiring a job offer or an employee sponsorship, and on top of this, extremely long processing times. These issues, amongst others, have pushed many away from even considering immigrating to the US. However, with Harvey Law Group’s expertise and knowledge in the program, we believe we can identify qualified candidates and assist them to success.  

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Jean-François Harvey

Jean-François Harvey is recognized internationally as an expert in immigration law, and he brings a wealth of experience in providing comprehensive immigration law services to corporations and high net worth individuals.

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