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EB-1A readiness score

The number on this site is a planning score. It is not a USCIS grade and it is not the chance a petition is approved.

Two numbers, not one average

Each of the ten criteria gets a claim score from the resume and a proof score from the exhibits. On this site, proof of 70 or above counts as met for planning, and only when there is a primary exhibit for that box. USCIS officers do not use a 70-point scale.

The overall number is a read of the whole file. It is not the average of the bars. One strong box does not pull the others up.

Ready for a conversation is not ready to file

A higher score means more of the story is backed by exhibits an officer could open. It does not mean three criteria are met in the legal sense, and it does not mean final merits is done. Final merits asks whether the whole record shows sustained acclaim at the top of the field.

If the score is thin, the useful output is the missing exhibit list, not a pep talk.

Related: How we score, Eligibility calculator, Evidence guide.

This is not a law firm and does not file petitions. USCIS decides each case on its own record.