Compare the paths
before you commit.
EB-1A, O-1A, and EB-2 NIW ask for different things. See how your specific situation compares across all three before you pick one.
See one file's fit across all three.
A comparative read against real category requirements — never a probability, never an approval prediction.
Included in this result
- EB-1A / O-1A / EB-2 NIW fit comparison
- Staged strategy suggestions
In the Pro version
- Turn this into a real case with a full evidence file
- Your Merito Score tracked over time as you add evidence
Comparing paths by feel usually picks the wrong one.
Each category asks for something different.
EB-1A, O-1A, and EB-2 NIW share some evidence types but weigh them differently. A record that's strong for one can read as thin for another.
A gut feeling isn't a fit read.
Deciding which path to pursue off instinct, or off what worked for someone else's profile, skips the actual side-by-side comparison your own record needs.
Picking wrong costs months, not minutes.
Building toward the wrong category before realizing the fit was weak means re-strategizing after evidence-gathering time is already spent.
Why a chatbot can't compare your visa paths.
Comparing three categories' actual requirements against your record is a structured read, not a single confident guess.
It doesn't hold all three categories' requirements at once.
A chatbot answers from whatever it recalls about one category at a time. Merito checks your record against EB-1A, O-1A, and EB-2 NIW's own requirements side by side.
It's tempted to state an approval percentage.
A general model asked "which visa should I pick" will often slip into probability language. This tool never shows a percentage — only a fit read against real requirements.
It can't suggest what to strengthen first.
A useful comparison points to the specific gap closing the biggest fit difference — that needs your actual evidence coverage, not a one-off answer.
How the comparison runs.
Answer a few questions.
Your field, your role and the evidence you have; five short sections, no AI.
See three routes.
EB-1A, EB-2 NIW and O-1A, each laid out against its own requirements.
Read why one fits.
Each reason ties something you have to a criterion. Never a percentage.
Take the first step.
The first stations marked, and a checklist or a Merito Score for what comes next.
Three categories,
one specific comparison.
EB-1A, O-1A, and EB-2 NIW ask for different things. Your answers get compared against each category's real requirements — never a probability, never an approval prediction.
Pick a path with a reason, not a guess.