Success Stories: We Helped a Researcher in Texas in the Field of Medicinal Chemistry to Secure an EB-1A
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On December 2nd, 2019, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Researcher in the Field of Medicinal Chemistry (Approval Notice).
General Field: Medicinal Chemistry
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Researcher
Country of Origin: India
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas
Approval Notice Date: December 2nd, 2019
Processing Time: 9 months, 27 days
Case Summary:
Texas Service Center (TSC) found our client, an Indian researcher, to be a deserving candidate for EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability). The fact that her work aids the United States in understanding how to improve treatments for diseases undoubtedly paved the way for EB-1A approval. Before establishing an attorney-client relationship, North America Immigration Law Group (NAILG) carefully studied our client’s credentials to determine their veracity. Once we were assured that her credentials qualified her for EB-1A, we counter-signed the retainer agreement and got to work building her case. Here are some of the key points we focused on:
- Research Details: In order to prove that our client’s work is important to the United States, we first had to account for and understand her research focus. Largely thanks to the comprehensive research summary which she provided us, we determined that her work is focused on bioactive molecule development. We established that her findings are essential to the nation as it deals with applications such as cancer cell neutralization and treatment of related diseases.
- Citation Count and Publication: Our client’s extensive experience in the field of medicinal chemistry had led to the publication of 8 peer-reviewed scientific articles, all of which had been cited a total of 383 times when we filed the case.
- Peer Review Service: To further illustrate our client’s leadership role in the field, we noted the 17 times she had conducted peer review for various high-impact scientific journals.
- Additional Evidence: Like any legal case, we had to present evidence to support our argument that our client deserved to get one step closer to a green card. We did this by urging our client to collect recommendation letters from a handful of her peers. These letters confirmed the value of our client’s work to the US and contained statements such as: “[Client] has developed a solution to meet the needs of both of these areas in relation to public health. She has provided a powerful and attractive tool to modulate the activity of countless targets, reaching beyond the capabilities of traditional compound collections. Because of this, both [client] and her studies in medicinal chemistry are irreplaceable to the United States.” The customized EB-1A petition packet which we arranged for our client also included a table to indicate that our client’s publications have been cited at a much higher rate than those of other researchers in the field, distinguishing her from her peers.