Persons of extraordinary ability (adjustment of status within the United States)
Persons of extraordinary ability (adjustment of status within the United States)
- 01Immigrant Category
- Employment-based immigration—EB-1A—persons of extraordinary ability
- 02Method of Obtaining Status
- Adjustment of status within the United States
- 03Applicant Role
- Principal applicant
- 04Nature of Residency
- Permanent resident
Code source:Code source confirmed
This code appears in an official code table or official announcement; this establishes only that the code exists, not that all fields have been verified or that applications are currently open.
Notes on Code and Data SourcesAvailability status (code and pathway assessed separately)
Code status
The code's presence in official materials proves only that the code exists; it does not indicate whether the pathway is open.
Underlying pathway status
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
Pathway:EB-1 First-Preference Employment-Based Immigration。USCIS EB-1 page: Extraordinary ability, outstanding professors/researchers, and multinational managers/executives remain current categories; spouses and children under age 21 may derive status. Evidence valid through 2026-12-31.
- USCIS Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference EB-1(Read2026-10-11）
- USCIS Green Card Eligibility Categories(Read2026-10-11）
Verification date2026-10-11; independent of the difficulty-of-obtaining-status score; the absence of a score does not affect this status.
Not all of the following working fields have completed legal review. See the newly added verification for the current status of the pathway; unverified fields, such as translated names and legal authorities, are not thereby elevated to verified status, nor does this constitute individualized legal advice.
02One-Sentence Status Summary
Persons of extraordinary ability (adjustment of status within the United States)
05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways
Pathway family (working classification):Employment-based immigration—EB-1A—persons of extraordinary ability
Correspondence to specific subpathwaysUnsubstantiated / Pending Review: This edition retains only the working pathway-family classification provided by the source catalog.
Difficulty-of-Obtaining Scorev1
This site has not yet established a vetted factual assessment for this pathway; no inference is made from the code number.
An assessment under this site's editorial rules, not a government score, probability of approval, or individualized legal conclusion.Scoring Methodology
06Applicant Role
Source catalog's working classification:Principal applicant
07Method of Obtaining Status
Source catalog's working classification:Adjustment of status within the United States
08Conditional Resident Status and Permanent Nature of Residence
Unsubstantiated / Pending Review：The source catalog does not specify conditional resident status for each entry.
Residence category (working classification):Permanent resident
09Principal Applicant / Derivative Relationship
EB-1 Derivative Spouse E19 and Six Possible Principal Applicant Codes
E19 is a derivative spouse code for adjustment of status within the United States. Its official definition lists six possible principal applicant codes together, and the source does not distinguish which specific one applies.
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
USCIS EB-1 page: Extraordinary ability, outstanding professors/researchers, and multinational managers/executives remain current categories; spouses and children under age 21 may derive status.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · eb1
- USCIS Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference EB-1(Read2026-10-11）
- USCIS Green Card Eligibility Categories(Read2026-10-11）
Limitations of the Original Relationship Snapshot
The source is the DHS/OHSS master COA table's directory of definitions and establishes only that the definition exists; OHSS does not provide an active status, and whether the status can still be newly obtained requires separate verification of the governing legal authority.(As of the original snapshot, not a current conclusion)
This code belongs to a “set of possible principal applicants”Reviewed (multiple principal-applicant groupings)
Derivative codeE19（Spouse) has a principal applicant who is one member of the following set; the source does not specify which one:
The official definition of E19 lists six principal applicant codes together in the same record. E19 alone does not establish which specific principal applicant code—E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18—the derivative status is based on.
- The relationships in this version come only from the verbatim definitions in the source text; no principal/derivative relationship is inferred from code prefixes or suffixes, numerical magnitude, or adjacent numbering.
- “Principal applicant / derivative” describes only the classification in the source directory at the time permanent resident status is obtained; it does not mean that, after becoming an LPR, the principal applicant retains any ongoing control over family members' status.
- The OHSS master table establishes only the existence of a definitions catalog; it does not automatically establish that status under the code can still be newly obtained today.
- Relationships marked “Source-linked · pending review” have not yet undergone completed independent legal review and are listed solely according to the original source text.
04Time Period and Evidentiary Limits on “Whether It Can Still Be Newly Obtained Today”
Time-period notation:OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
USCIS EB-1 page: Extraordinary ability, outstanding professors/researchers, and multinational managers/executives remain current categories; spouses and children under age 21 may derive status.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · eb1
- USCIS Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference EB-1(Read2026-10-11）
- USCIS Green Card Eligibility Categories(Read2026-10-11）
Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
- The source does not provide an active status; whether the status can still be newly obtained requires item-by-item verification of the governing legal authority.
Fields that were unverified at the time of the original snapshot remain unchanged. See the newly added pathway verification for current status; other fields are not thereby elevated to verified status.
03Official English and Chinese Working Translation
Aliens with extraordinary ability, adjustments
Working Chinese name (translated): Persons of extraordinary ability (adjustment of status within the United States)
10Same-Code / Cross-Era Notice
The source does not flag any risk of cross-era confusion.
The same code may have different meanings in different eras. The source and era are preserved for each entry below; entries are not merged across eras, nor does their inclusion indicate current validity.
- E16OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)OHSS-0128-E16
Aliens with extraordinary ability, adjustments
- Official Grouping
- Immigration for Employment
Original Snapshot Notes (Not Current Status)
The OHSS page does not provide an active/status field; the existence of a source does not mean the pathway is currently open.
11General Limitations for Existing Holders
- Discontinuation of a code does not automatically revoke LPR status previously lawfully obtained; an individual's status still depends on subsequent facts.
This page compiles code reference materials. It does not constitute legal advice or determine any individual's current immigration status.
01Code and Original Source Notation
Normalized code:E16
The source contains no other notation differing from the normalized code.
12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)
OHSS-0128-E16
DHS/OHSS COA master table · accessed 2026-08-12
Original snapshot review status:Official English and working Chinese fields reviewed; whether the pathway is open remains subject to separate verification against legal sources(As recorded at the time; for current status, see the newly added pathway verification below)
- ✓ Original English text：Verified as matching the official English original
- · Chinese name：Working Chinese translation, not subjected to word-by-word legal review
- · Legal Authority：No official basis found during this review (field retained, unverified)
- · Status in the original snapshot：Current availability was not officially confirmed in the original snapshot only; see the added pathway verification for current status.
- ✓ Applicant Role：Role supported by an official label
- ✓ Method of Obtaining Status：Method of obtaining status supported by an official label
- · Status category：Listed in the official LPR code table (conditional status not separately verified)
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
USCIS EB-1 page: Extraordinary ability, outstanding professors/researchers, and multinational managers/executives remain current categories; spouses and children under age 21 may derive status.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · eb1
- USCIS Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference EB-1(Read2026-10-11）
- USCIS Green Card Eligibility Categories(Read2026-10-11）
READING NOTES / Scope of Reading
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