I lead a team of 8 scientists. Is this a managerial role for EB-1C?

For the EB-1C, what defines a managerial role is not the number of direct reports but the nature of the function. The category was designed to transfer executives and managers of multinational organizations to a parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in the United States, and what is evaluated is whether you genuinely manage an area rather than simply performing technical tasks.

Leading a team of 8 scientists tends to weigh in your favor when your role involves strategic decision-making, autonomy over people and resources, goal-setting, and accountability for a relevant function or department within the organization. This is what is known as a managerial or executive function.

• Managing an essential activity, a department, or a team, with authority over it.
• Having the autonomy to decide on hiring, budgets, priorities, and policies within your area.
• Operating at a supervisory level, not as an individual contributor who only carries out technical work.

If, in practice, your focus is on scientific execution and day-to-day operational coordination without real authority over the direction of the area, the role may be read as technical rather than managerial. That is why the detailed job description matters so much, both here and at the company abroad.

Since each case is evaluated individually by the competent authority, it is worth verifying the updated requirements with USCIS and reviewing your job duties with a specialist before filing.

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