I’m preparing an EB-1A petition and don’t understand how to properly justify that RBC Pro should be credited under the EB-1 criteria by USCIS. I want to state everything in one section at once: that pro.rbc.ru is an official subdomain confirmed by a link from the main rbc.ru, that RBC Pro is a professional publication in its own right, and that RBC is a major media outlet. Has anyone gotten approval on this criterion — will USCIS accept such a three-tier chain?
I received an RFE on the same point — the officer wrote that there are articles about me, but the publications themselves haven’t been proven to be “major.” The chain RBC Pro → RBC → major media is logical, but each link needs to be supported separately: the reach of rbc.ru with concrete traffic figures, its position in official rankings of Russian media, and mentions in industry or academic sources. The name RBC alone proved insufficient — I had to add a separate section with evidence of the publication’s major status.
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For a three-tier chain of evidence, there must be independent sources for each level. The reach of rbc.ru via SimilarWeb or Mediascope with specific monthly traffic numbers, a ranking in Medialogia or an official ranking of business media, plus a mention of RBC Pro as a separate product in reviews of the Russian business press. A colleague received an RFE precisely on this criterion — we compiled a six-page section with the figures and official rankings, and the major-media issue was closed without questions.
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