Letter TemplateUpdated June 5, 2026

Critical / Leading Role Letter — Criterion 7 Template

A letter from an organization confirming that you held a critical or leading role there — and that the organization has a distinguished reputation. One per organization you're claiming.

This is a scaffold, not a fill-in-the-blanks form. Rewrite it in the signer’s own voice and structure — USCIS discounts letters that share wording or layout. Keep the specifics (metrics, named examples); change everything else.

[Organization Letterhead]

[Date]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS Service Center]

Re: [Beneficiary's Full Name]'s Critical Role at [Organization]

Dear USCIS Officer:

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