EB1 chances

Hi everyone,

I would like an honest opinion on whether I should apply for the EB1 self-petition based on my curriculum. I already have an EB2-NIW application under review by USCIS in Texas with a priority date of November 4, 2024. I am a post-doctoral researcher on a J-1 visa that will expire in September 2026, and I believe I will not be able to proceed to the second step of the process until my last day here in the USA.

I have an undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D in agronomy (Agricultural Engineering) (Focused on remote sensing of the environment), and I am working with AI applications in agriculture (developing smart sprayers).

My curriculum:

661 Google Scholar citations

36 papers in different scientific journals (high impact factor) (first author in some of them)

4 papers in the revision process

1 book and chapter (Published in Brazil in Portuguese)

18 Conference abstracts (single page)

40 Conference papers (more than one page)

1 US patent in process of approval

3 Guest editor participation (2 - Remote Sensing MDPI journal and 1 - Frontier in Plant Science)

43 judgments for different scientific journals (high impact factor).

 I can obtain four+ letters of recommendation from various prominent professors in my field.