EB-1A in 2026
People search for a 2026 version as if the test changed with the calendar. The extraordinary-ability regulation is still the two-step read officers have used for years.
What has not become a rule
There is still no official citation minimum. There is still no salary that automatically meets high remuneration. India chargeability still affects visa numbers, not the ten criteria. Premium processing still buys a faster petition decision, not a kinder final-merits read.
This site will not publish a “state of EB-1A” packed with approval rates we do not have. Trends on forums are not evidence in your file.
What to do with that
Score the file you have. If three boxes are only resume lines, 2026 will not make them exhibits. If the exhibits are real, the year on the form is not the strategy.
Related: Requirements, High salary, India.
This is not a law firm and does not file petitions. USCIS decides each case on its own record.