Success Stories: EB-1A Approved for Research Associate in Illinois in the Field of Chemical Engineering
On December 11th, 2014, We Received Another EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval for a Research Associate in the Field of Chemical Engineering (Approval Notice)
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Associate
Country of Origin: India
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Illinois
Approval Notice Date: December 11th, 2014
Processing Time: 4 Months, 19 Days
In this case, the client that we had the opportunity to work with was a research associate from India who had conducted his research on various topics in nanotechnology and nanomaterials. His work had resulted in 8 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 2 conference proceedings, 2 patents, 8 invention disclosures, and 8 presentations at national and international conferences; at the time that his case was filed, his publications had been cited at least 345 times by independent and leading researchers from prestigious institutions and organizations around the world, indicating the major significance of his work. He had also reviewed 12 manuscripts for 6 distinctive, internationally-circulated journals. His superior level of expertise was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “[Client] also showed for the first time that cellulosics such as paper and fabric can be used as substrates for detecting aggressive vapors at ppb level concentrations. Unlike other vapor sensors, these sensors exhibited spontaneous reversible response with negligible baseline drift. …. This is a very important milestone in the design of a real time vapor sensor. [Client’s] sensors showed high flexibility with no loss in performance even when bent to a crease.” It was our goal to prove that our client qualified for classification as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability given that he sought to remain in the United States to continue work in the area of Chemical Engineering, and that his continued research would substantially and prospectively benefit the United States. With the proof and documentation that we provided, his case was approved in four months and nineteen days.