Success Stories: EB-1A Approved for a Research Scientist in Missouri in the Field of Biochemistry
We Received EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval on August 25th, 2014 for a Research Scientistin Missouri in the Field of Biochemistry (Approval Notice)
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Scientist
Country of Origin: China
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Missouri
Approval Notice Date: August 25, 2014
Processing Time: 2 Months, 13 Days (4 days after upgrading to Premium Processing)
In this case, the client that we had the pleasure of working with was a Research Scientist from China in the field of Biochemistry. She conducts her research in the highly specialized area of synthetic biology. Specifically, her research addresses some of our nation’s most pressing issues in understanding how to produce important and useful compounds for pharmaceuticals, nutrients, flavors and fragrance in a laboratory setting instead of extracting them from plants, which can be time-consuming, difficult, and expensive. Her work had resulted in 7 peer-reviewed scientific articles and numerous presentations at national and international conferences. At the time that her case was filed, her publications had been cited at least 147 times by researchers around the world, serving as apparent and objective evidence of her major influence and impact on the field of endeavor, in addition to her sustained international acclaim. She had also conducted 30 manuscript reviews for at least 7 distinctive, internationally circulated journals. Her superior level of expertise was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “[Client] has made several contributions to plant biochemistry and synthetic biology that I consider very important both for their originality and for the way they have advanced our knowledge regarding various plant compounds with pharmaceutical applications, particularly in relation to preventing malaria. Synthetic biology is a rapidly-evolving field with relevance to a wide variety of areas, including agriculture, energy generation, environmental protection, and health care.” It was our goal to prove that our client qualified for classification as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability given that she sought to remain in the United States to continue work in the area of Biochemistry, and that her continued research would substantially and prospectively benefit the United States. With the proof and documentation that we provided, her case was approved in 2 months and 13 days.