Success Stories: EB-1A Approved for Research Associate in Oklahoma in the Field of Bioinorganic Chemistry
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Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Associate
Country of Origin: India
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Oklahoma
Approval Notice Date: August 14, 2014
Processing Time: 1 year, 4 months, 12 days (Including Processing Time for an Appeal Filed after Case Denial)
In this case, the client that we had the opportunity to work with was a Research Associate from India in the field of Bioinorganic Chemistry. He had conducted his research in the highly specialized area of Rare-Earth Chemistry. His work had resulted in 11 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 5 international conference proceedings; at the time that his case was filed, his publications had been cited at least 240 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 11 manuscripts for distinctive, internationally-circulated journals. His superior level of expertise was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “[Client’s] work is an outgrowth of his specialization on Rare Earth chemistry, research which in this case has applications in transportation, high-performance smart grids, electric power transmission, transformers, energy storage devices, electric motors, magnetic levitation, fault current limiters, nanoscopic materials, and superconducting magnetic refrigeration.” 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 Bioinorganic Chemistry, 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 after filing an appeal, and the total processing time was 1 year, 4 months, and 12 days.