Success Stories: EB-1A Petition Approved Without RFE for Research Scientist in Missouri with 132 Citations Gathered from his Physical Chemistry Research
Client’s Testimonial:
“I would like to thank WeGreened team for helping me to get my EB-1A approved. When I signed the contract with WeGreened for my EB-1A case, I have no idea about what green card is, they guided me through the whole process from drafting research statement, recommendation letters to petition letter, which really saved me a lot of time. I would always be glad to recommend WeGreened to my friends as a ‘worry-free’ immigration law firm when they are interested in applying for green card and seeking lawyers to help them for these two most important reasons: 1. WeGreened will draft professional and high-quality recommendation letters for you, which will save you a lot of time especially when you’re not good at writing; 2. You don’t have to push your lawyers to deal with your case from time to time, because they will always have the drafts ready in time and have your questions answered in 24 hours.”
On August 2nd, 2016, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Research Scientist in the Field of Physical Chemistry (Approval Notice).
General Field: Physical Chemistry
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 2nd, 2016
Processing Time: 7 months, 10 days
Case Summary:
With a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry and numerous accomplishments in the same field, it is clear that our client (a research scientist from China) possessed the right qualifications to file his I-140 petition under the EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) visa category. North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) worked hard to ensure that his EB-1A case was airtight and that the USCIS would not be inclined to issue a Request for Evidence (RFE). Fortunately, they did not see the need to do so and instead, granted their approval 7 months and 10 days after the case was filed.
Attaining an EB-1A petition approval:
EB-1A is upheld by a very high standard of law and has one of the lowest approval rates when compared to other visa categories. This makes it one of the most sought-after petitions to obtain and the approval of our client’s EB-1A petition highlights not just his stellar credentials but our ability to present a strong case to the USCIS. These are some of the main points we focused on:
- We detailed our client’s peer review experience (30 peer reviews conducted for half a dozen journals) as well as his publication record (10 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 2 patents and numerous presentations at national and international conferences)
- Using Google Scholar, we determined our client’s citation count at the time of filing (132 citations) and demonstrated that physical chemists around the world heavily rely on his findings to advance their own research.
- We incorporated six recommendation letters obtained from other influential physical chemists. These experts firmly supported the approval of our client’s EB-1A petition and verified the significance of his work on the development of nanotechnology-based biosensors, bio-analytical techniques, and relevant biophysical mechanisms. According to one of them: “…he has directly contributed to the rapid identification … for the benefit of drug discovery and drug development for cancer therapy.” Another recommender echoed: “He is critical to the field, and his ability to continue his work uninterrupted must be a top priority.”
Our client chose to file his EB-1A petition and I-485 applications for himself and his spouse concurrently. A major benefit in doing so is trimming down the overall wait time in the green card process (the USCIS gets a head start in processing the I-485 applications). We wish our client the best with this and thank him for choosing to work with our law firm. To find out more about concurrent filing, head to: http://www.wegreened.com/I-140-and-I-485-concurrent-filing