NIW申請 - 移民

想請教一下版上有NIW經驗大大:

目前條件如下，TOP 15 美國化工PhD一年級，總引用11，一作兩篇，會議一作論文三篇，
無審稿。

Wegreened給的feedback如下:

Your overall credentials (5 publications and 11 citations in the field of Chem
ical Engineering) are relatively moderate, which may lead to challenges from t
he immigration officer whether you are well-positioned to advance your propose
d endeavor. That said, upon further research in our database, we found at leas
t 1 of your papers is cited top 10% in the same or a similar field, compared t
o papers published in the same year. Further, the fact that you have 1 confere
nce poster presentation and 2 conference oral presentations should help to str
engthen your case.
We can offer you a regular service (5000 USD, and if the application for a gre
en card fails, we will refund 50% or refile until your case is approved by the
USCIS.
根據律師回復，亮點為其中一篇一作發表在IF=19.3的期刊。

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我的情況比較複雜，原本已經找到加州半導體業的工作打算Quit，諮詢系上秘書後，確定
可以畢業，簽offer，但最後系上秘書搞錯畢業門檻，大概還需要半年才可以拿碩士畢業
，有感於身分造成的困擾，想同時進行其他管道解決身分問題。

問題如下:
1. 想問問是否應該開始著手文件，還是等引用數高一點，拿到Wegreened - Approval or
refund再來申請 (近期內還會再發一篇Journal 3作)，出生地在臺灣，沒有排期問題。
2. 如果半年後碩士畢業，是否要等到OPT-Extension後再送出NIW申請

謝謝大家願意回答。

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