Canonical question: Which terms are official NIW terms, and which ones are only internal shorthand used by this library?
Expected output: A personal glossary distinguishing official NIW terms from library shorthand.
TL;DR
本库里既有 USCIS / Dhanasar 的 official terms,也有为了帮助你思考而造的 internal shorthand。
如果你把两者混在一起,小白最容易犯两种错:
- 把工作语言误当成 legal standard
- 去产品里找根本不存在的按钮或字段
Official terms vs internal shorthand
术语 | 类型 | 小白版解释 | 是否 USCIS 官方术语
EB-2 | official | employment-based second preference immigrant classification | 是
advanced degree | official | EB-2 底层入口之一 | 是
exceptional ability | official | EB-2 底层入口之一 | 是
proposed endeavor | official | officer 实际审的工作对象 | 是
national importance | official | prong 1 的一部分 | 是
well positioned | official | prong 2 的核心问题 | 是
waive job offer / labor certification | official | prong 3 的 waiver logic | 是
Two-Gate | internal shorthand | 把 underlying EB-2 与 NIW waiver analysis 分开想 | 否
primary route / backup route | internal shorthand | narrative planning 用的主线/备线 | 否
amplifier | internal shorthand | 只增强某个 proof line 的辅助身份 | 否
proof map | internal shorthand | 把 claim / evidence / gaps 排成工作表 | 否
impact evidence / activity evidence / bridge evidence | internal shorthand | 证据审计用的三类工作标签 | 否
claim-support bundle | internal shorthand | 把一条经历拆成 claim + support + corroboration 的工作表 | 否
proof job | internal shorthand | 某封信或某份材料承担的主要证明任务 | 否
section job | internal shorthand | 某个 PL section 的主要职责 | 否
How to use this glossary correctly
- 如果一个词是
official term,你要回到 USCIS / Dhanasar 去理解它的法律含义。 - 如果一个词是
internal shorthand,你要把它理解成工作方法,不要把它当成 official filing language。
After reading do this
- 复制上面的表,做一份自己的
personal glossary。 - 读文章时,只要看到 unfamiliar term,先问:这是 official,还是 shorthand?
- 如果是 shorthand,就别拿它去当作 USCIS 要求的“标准词”。
Related reads
Sources / basis
Related reads
- Start Here / NIW Foundations:零基础先建立这 5 个判断 - 先搞清 category、underlying EB-2、proposed endeavor、Dhanasar prongs、DIY scope,再进入细分文章。
- NIW 是 Two-Gate Case,不是一个判断 - 先过 EB-2 gate,再谈 NIW prongs;强 profile 不能替代缺失的底层资格。
- Proof Map First:先设计证明链,再开始收材料 - Officer 审的是 claims 和 evidence 的关系,不是你的网盘容量。
Source basis
- [1] 6 USCIS-PM F.5 - USCIS Policy Manual
- [2] Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016) - AAO precedent
- [3] Canonical article set under doc/knowledges/resource-center/ - Resource Center internal terminology