Build Letters That Strengthen Your Case
Letter ingredients Casyt highlights
- Author authority
- Relationship context
- Specific achievements
- Evidence references
- Forward-looking impact
Every field in Casyt’s letter workspace maps to adjudicator expectations. Encourage recommenders to fill each part with crisp, verifiable statements.
Two ways to supply letters
1. Use Casyt's questionnaire
- Walk through the guided prompts with your recommender.
- Provide bullet responses and key details; Casyt drafts the letter.
- Download the output for the recommender to review and personalize.
2. Upload existing letters
- Drop DOCX or PDF files into the upload panel.
- Casyt stores the letter, extracts key metadata, and makes it searchable for citations.
- Use the shared details form to capture author title, organisation, and relationship summary.
What great Casyt letters include
EB-2 NIW letters
- Expert authority: Title, organization, and achievements that establish credibility.
- Relationship context: How the expert knows the applicant and why their view matters.
- Proposed endeavor: Clear summary of the work and who benefits from it.
- National importance: Ties to government data, policy, or public impact.
- Well positioned evidence: Results, research, or project highlights that prove feasibility.
- Future impact: Why the work benefits the United States going forward.
EB-1A letters
- Extraordinary ability: A focused case for why the applicant stands out in the field.
- Criteria coverage: Select the EB-1A criteria this letter supports in Casyt.
- Evidence tie-ins: Awards, judging, original contributions, leading roles, or publications with proof.
- Independent validation: Why peers recognize the applicant's influence and impact.
- Specific outcomes: Concrete, measurable achievements instead of general praise.
FAQs for recommenders
Does Casyt store my personal data?
Casyt stores only the details you provide to generate or upload the letter (name, title, organisation, email if entered). Authors can request removal at any time.
Can I edit the AI draft?
Yes. Treat the draft as a structured starting point—personalise tone, add anecdotes, and ensure alignment with your voice before signing.
How do I reference evidence?
Use natural language (for example, "as shown in Exhibit 5, the applicant's award...") and Casyt will link the final draft to the correct document.
Checklist before sharing letters
- ✅ Letter includes author contact information (email + phone optional).
- ✅ All achievements tie back to exhibits or resume highlights in Casyt.
- ✅ Tone stays professional, objective, and specific.
- ✅ Sensitive employer strategies or proprietary data are removed or generalised.
Next step: upload and tag in Casyt
Store final signed letters in the Letters module, then tag each letter with its focus areas or EB-1A criteria. Casyt will surface the right letters in generated drafts.