One of our clients, a Software Developer working in the U.S. retail technology space, just secured an EB-1A Extraordinary Ability Green Card.

And here’s what makes this approval stand out:

👉 No research papers.👉 No PhD.👉 No global awards.

Yet, approved.

So how did this case succeed?

The Real Reason This Case Was Approved

Instead of chasing every possible EB-1A criterion out of fear, we built a focused, defensible strategy around just three deeply connected criteria — executed with precision.

This was not about volume.It was about translation, positioning, and evidence.

The 3 EB-1A Criteria That Carried the Case

1️⃣ High Salary (Elite Market Positioning)

The client earned 65%+ higher compensation than peers in comparable software roles.

But we didn’t rely on payslips alone.

We demonstrated:

• Role-specific salary benchmarking
• Peer comparisons within retail-tech and AI-enabled engineering roles
• Internal expert letters confirming that his compensation reflected scarcity of skills and mission-critical responsibility

📌 USCIS doesn’t ask: “Is the salary high?”

📌 They ask: “Does this salary prove rarity?”

2️⃣ Critical Role in a Distinguished Retail Enterprise

This client wasn’t “just another engineer.”

He held a critical, decision-driving role at a large enterprise retail organization, where he:

• Built and scaled AI-powered systems
• Designed architectures impacting millions of end users
• Influenced core product and operational workflows

Much of this work originally lived inside:

• Team-based enterprise projects
• Internal systems
• Undocumented implementation layers

Our job was to reframe his role from contributor to indispensable architect — and document where the business depended on his technical judgment and leadership decisions.

🏢 Enterprise work doesn’t weaken EB-1A cases — undocumented enterprise work does.

3️⃣ Original Contributions of Major Significance

This is where the case was won.

Instead of patents or academic novelty, we proved real-world adoption and measurable impact.

His product and system innovations:

• Delivered multi-million-dollar operational savings
• Improved scalability and system efficiency
• Enhanced customer and user experience across retail platforms
• Were adopted across teams and workflows — beyond a single project

Unlike shelf patents, his work was actively used and scaled.

📌 USCIS values contributions that matter — not ideas that sit idle.

Strategic Reinforcement: Trade Articles & Thought Leadership

To strengthen peer recognition and field-level influence, we strategically incorporated trade articles and industry visibility.

The client:

• Was featured in industry-relevant trade publications and tech platforms discussing large-scale retail systems, AI-driven engineering, and enterprise innovation
• Contributed insights that were consumed by professionals in the same field, not the general public
• Demonstrated that his work and viewpoints were referenced and valued within the industry ecosystem

📌 Trade articles don’t need to be Forbes or Nature.

📌 They need to show industry relevance, professional readership, and subject-matter authority.

Strategic Reinforcement: Speaking & Knowledge-Sharing Roles

We also positioned speaking and evaluation activities as evidence of peer recognition, not as standalone achievements.

This included:

• Speaking engagements (internal, semi-public, or industry-facing) where he shared expertise on retail tech architecture, AI systems, and scalability challenges
• Invitations to evaluate or guide technical work, reinforcing that others in the field sought his judgment
• Knowledge-sharing roles that showed trusted authority, not just participation

📌 Speaking doesn’t have to be on a global stage.

📌 It must show that others listen because of your expertise.

Bonus (Supportive, Not Core)

To reinforce the narrative, we also included:

• Select judging and evaluation activities
• Targeted open-source contributions

These supported the case —but they were not the foundation of approval.

What This Case Proves About EB-1A

At Jinee, we tell clients one simple truth:

You don’t need to tick 6 boxes out of fear.

People chase six criteria just to feel safe.But EB-1A approvals aren’t about how many criteria you attempt —

👉 They’re about how well your selected criteria connect

👉 And whether they carry one coherent excellence story

Think of EB-1A Like Applying to Harvard

You don’t need:

• 20 clubs
• 100 medals
• Perfect scores

You need:✔ A focused profile✔ Clear excellence✔ Evidence that you’re already elite — and still rising

EB-1A works the same way.

Who This Case Is For

If you’re in:

• Software Engineering
• Product or Platform Engineering
• Data, AI, or ML
• Retail Tech, SaaS, or Enterprise Systems

…and you’ve built real, measurable impact,

👉 You may already qualify for EB-1A — even if you think you don’t.

Start Your Free EB-1A Eligibility Check

🧭 No hype🧭 No copy-paste petitions🧭 Just strategy-led approvals

📩 Email: support@jineegreencard.com

— Team JineeExtraordinary Ability. Executed Strategically.