Metropolitan daily newspaper of record

Does a Billings Gazette article count as O-1 evidence?

Short answer

Yes, as a supporting exhibit. It is unlikely to carry the criterion alone.

Our rating: Supporting exhibit. That is our editorial judgement, not a legal opinion — your attorney decides what goes in the file.

Why it counts

Montana's largest newspaper and the state's paper of record. Smaller market, but genuinely the dominant title in it.

The angle that works here

Energy, land, agriculture or outdoor industry.

The facts an attorney will ask for

Publication type

Metropolitan daily newspaper of record

Domain Authority

77 (Domain Rating 76)

Monthly site traffic

Not independently verified — we will not estimate one

Region

How long it stays up

Permanently. The publisher does not remove it.

Indexed by Google

Yes

Typical time to publication

1-2 wk

What this will not do. One article rarely carries a criterion on its own, and published media is only one of several. We do not provide immigration legal advice and we cannot guarantee USCIS accepts anything. If your attorney says press is not your weakest point, believe them and spend the money elsewhere.

Other dailies that qualify

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel$1,170 Indianapolis Star$1,170 STL Today$1,170 Wisconsin State Journal$1,170 JPost$1,080 SF Examiner$900

What happens after you buy

Same day

A named person emails you to confirm the outlets and the start date.

Days 1–4

We write the article. You get the draft and two rounds of changes — you do not write it. A third rewrite is charged as a new article at $300.

Days 4–14

It goes to the publisher and runs. Turnaround per outlet is on its card before you buy.

On publication

You get the live URL and a PDF capture. Not published inside 30 days and you are refunded.