Today I received the REF letter from NSC. My RD is June 20, 2005.
To be considered in the national interest, you must make a showing significantly above that necessary to prove the "prospective national benefit" required of all aliens seeking to qualify as "exceptional". "Exceptional" is defined under Service regulation as "...a degree of expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered in the sciences, arts, or business." Although you are clearly a qualified advanced degree professional, the evidence of record fails to sufficiently demonstrate that your particular expertise is ''significantly above that ordinarily encountered'' among advanved degree researchers in your field.
Therefore, submit evidence which establish that you have a past record of specific prior achievement that justifies projections of future benefit to the national interest. You must establish, in some capacity, your ability to serve the national interest to a substantially greater extent than the majority of your colleagues. You must demonstrate to some degree your influence on the particular field of employment as a whole. If you demonstrate that the alien holds a patent or is responsible for an innovation, then you must demonstrate that the specific innovation serves the national interest.
To response this letter, can I just collect more reference letters from the experts in my field?