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NIW Glossary:哪些是 USCIS terms,哪些只是本库 internal shorthand

先把 official terms 和 internal shorthand 分开,小白才不会把工作语言误当成法律标准。

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-2NIW 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

  1. 复制上面的表,做一份自己的 personal glossary
  2. 读文章时,只要看到 unfamiliar term,先问:这是 official,还是 shorthand?
  3. 如果是 shorthand,就别拿它去当作 USCIS 要求的“标准词”。

Related reads

Sources / basis

Related reads

Source basis

  1. [1] 6 USCIS-PM F.5 - USCIS Policy Manual
  2. [2] Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016) - AAO precedent
  3. [3] Canonical article set under doc/knowledges/resource-center/ - Resource Center internal terminology