Use quotes after the claim, not instead of it
A quote can make evidence feel stronger because it comes from outside your own voice. That does not mean the quote explains itself.
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A collection of 33 issues
When I reused evidence, I changed the question
One thing I had to learn while drafting my EB-1A petition was that reuse is not automatically repetition. The same fact can appear in more than one part of a petition.
A milestone is not a claim yet
One mistake I had to watch for in my EB-1A petition was treating milestones like arguments. "I was featured in Forbes."
I did not give all five criteria equal space
I filed my EB-1A petition with five criteria. That did not mean I had five equal drafting assignments.
Run a six-line audit before you use an award
An award can enter your draft as a name. Before it enters your petition, give it six lines.
My cover letter had to make the evidence easier to read
At first, I thought the EB-1A cover letter had to make me sound impressive. That was the wrong job.
A list of cities only helps if it shows a pattern
Geographic spread can look impressive. London.
The judging criterion needed more than a title
Judging sounds like one of the cleaner EB-1A criteria. You were invited to judge something.
The officer is not inside your industry
One mistake I had to watch for in my EB-1A petition was writing like the reader already understood my world. They did not.
The recommendation letters that helped me were specific, not glowing
When I first thought about EB-1A recommendation letters, I assumed the goal was praise. Strong praise.