A checklist for GTV, EB-1A and NIW
Build one factual base that can be checked, then organise it for the UK Global Talent Visa, US EB-1A or NIW. This list is for early preparation. It does not replace advice on a particular case.
Start checking the fileMore material is not better material. Each result should be able to answer what happened, what you did, who can confirm it, and what changed because of it.
Identity and thread
A factually accurate CV, a career timeline, and a field and core contribution you can say in one sentence.
A list of results
Awards, projects, products, papers, patents, press, judging, talks, revenue or user figures, each with a date and your role.
Independent proof
Prefer institution pages, press records, databases, contracts, financial or professional documents that a third party can check. Do not rely on your own description alone.
Reach and context
Explain what a number means, which places or people it covers, why it matters against the usual level in the field, and keep the source.
A recommender map
Field, role, relationship, how long they have known the work, and the specific results they can confirm independently. Avoid letters that repeat each other.
A future plan
The target country, the work you propose, staged goals, the partners or resources, and how the past record makes the plan executable.
Confirm the endorsing field and whether the case is Talent or Promise, then prepare the CV, letters and evidence to that field’s rules. Digital technology, research, and arts and culture are not the same file.
GOV.UK guidance ↗Beyond the regulatory category, show that the evidence is authoritative, independent and connected, so it supports sustained national or international acclaim.
USCIS EB-1 page ↗Confirm the EB-2 base, then connect the proposed endeavor, its national importance, your ability to advance it, and the reason to waive the job offer and labor certification.
USCIS EB-2 / NIW page ↗A screenshot usually does not show the source, date, author, audience and your specific contribution. Keep a working link, the full page, the publication details and any context you need, and check that the piece is actually about you or your work.
The underlying facts can be shared. Each route asks a different question. Explain the link to recognition, to sustained acclaim, to a specific contribution, or to the future endeavor. Do not paste the same caption into every file.
No. Standing, independence, how well the person knows the work, and the checkable facts in the letter matter more than the count. UK endorsing fields and US routes also ask for different things.
Keep a clear, complete original, then prepare an English translation that meets the filing requirement. Names, institutions, dates, amounts, titles and project names should match across the CV, forms, letters and evidence captions.
Send a Chinese or English CV, the target country, your current status and your timing. An initial read looks for results that can be checked, the gaps, and which routes are worth comparing in more depth.
Send materials for an initial readThis page is general information, updated in September 2026. It is not legal advice and it is not a guarantee of approval. Rules change. Use the GOV.UK and USCIS rules in force when you apply, and a licensed professional where you need one.