Success Stories: Our Law Firm Helped a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Molecular Biology Secure O1-A Approval in Just 8 Days, Thanks to PP

Posted by wegreened on June 4, 2020 in Success Stories O1-A, Biology (Pathology and Immunology, Human Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Animal, Plant, Microbiology, Genetics, Botany)

Client’s Testimonial:

"Thank you very much.”

On February 21^th, 2020, we received another O1-A (Individual with extraordinary ability or achievement) approval for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Field of Molecular Biology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Molecular Biology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow

Country of Origin: India

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Colorado

Approval Notice Date: February 21^th, 2020

Processing Time: 8 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

A postdoctoral fellow from India hired North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) to help him file an O-1A (Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement) petition. In order to receive notification of case approval, he needed to show that he was an individual with extraordinary ability who was temporarily entering the United States to continue work in his area of specialization. With our help, our client accomplished this goal and received petition approval in just 8 days (with Premium Processing).

Before we started to work on the case, we conducted a thorough evaluation of our client’s credentials to verify his chances of O1-A approval. We confirmed that he held a Doctor of Philosophy in molecular biology with a focus on investigating the molecular mechanisms of cellular processes such as epigenetics, transcription, and DNA repair. His research addresses some of our nation’s most pressing issues in understanding the regulation of underlying genetic processes related to disease. His winning O-1A petition packet also included:

Original contributions: At the time of filing, our client had already been cited over 100 times. This proved the value of his work not just to other researchers but to the field of molecular biology as a whole.
Authorship: The many years that our client has dedicated to the field have resulted in over a dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles, all of which were published in well-known scientific journals.
Judge of others’ work: To highlight the fact that our client’s ideas and opinions are respected by other researchers in the field, we presented his peer review record- 110 reviews conducted by the time we filed his case.

To validate the extent of international influence his work had garnered, our client procured five written advisory opinions signed by top-level experts. One of the recommenders stated: “[Client] is a scientist who has excelled exceptionally in the field of molecular biology, providing results and methodologies that impact areas far beyond the purview of his own expertise”

We are pleased that our hard work paid off and we successfully demonstrated that our client had satisfied the O1A criteria. We congratulate him for securing O1-A petition approval and we thank him for trusting our law firm for his spouse’s I-539 (O3) application.

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%