Success Stories: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Chemistry in California Receives EB-1A Approval

Posted by wegreened on February 27, 2014 in EB1 Green Card, Chemistry (Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Electrochemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Macromolecular Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Chemical Engineering)

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A Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Chemistry Received EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) Approval on February 20, 2014 (Approval Notice)

General Field: Chemistry

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Country of Origin: India

Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: February 20, 2014

Processing Time: 1 Month, 20 Days (Including NOID Response Time, Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

We at North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com represented a research associate in the field of Chemistry. The client researched heterogeneous and homogenous catalysis, room temperature ionic liquids, and environmentally friendly catalysts that would reduce production costs. More recently, she has researched corrosion. These aforementioned studies had resulted in 6 presentations at national and international conferences, as well as 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles that had been cited 134 times at the time this case was filed. Additionally, this client had served as a manuscript reviewer for 6 distinctive journals and had reviewed 7 manuscripts in total at the time of filing her case. One independent recommender stated: “I believe that [she] is a scientist with impressive skills whose research is effectively advancing towards the development of various industrial applications in, pharmaceuticals and oil and gas, to name a few. [...] Her work also has relevance to the needs of medical and pharmacological industries, thereby influencing the global population as a whole by increasing researchers’ abilities to enhance public health and reduce the cost burden of healthcare.” This EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition received a NOID, yet still received approval after we responded to the NOID, 4 days after the request for Premium Processing.

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(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%