National Interest Waiver Petitions

The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is a waiver of the job offer requirement for individuals who wish to immigrate to the United States in the second preference category who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees or individuals of exceptional ability in the arts, sciences, or business. A NIW petition requires that one must show:

 

1.  That the alien seeks employment in an area of substantial intrinsic merit;

2.  That the proposed benefit is national in scope; and

3.  That the petitioner seeking the waiver must persuasively demonstrate that the national interest would be   adversely affected if labor certification were required of the alien.