Success Stories: EB-1A Approved for an Assistant Professor in Missouri in the Field of Medicine
Client’s Testimonial:
Thank you so much for getting the I-140 approval.......really appreciate it!
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Professor
Country of Origin: India
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Missouri
Approval Notice Date: August 8, 2014
Processing Time: 4 days (Premium Processing Requested)
In this case, the client that we had the pleasure of working with was an Assistant Professor in Missouriin the field of Medicine. He conducts his research in a highly specialized area focusing on understanding the mechanisms of proteinuria and hypertension, both harbingers of cardiovascular disease and stroke which are the No. 1 killers in the US and worldwide. His work had resulted in 41 peer-reviewed scientific articles published in leading journals and numerous presentations at national and international conferences and seminars. At the time that his case was filed, his publications had been cited at least 619 times by researchers around the world, serving as apparent and objective evidence of his major influence and impact on the field of endeavor, in addition to his sustained international acclaim. He had also conducted 90 manuscript reviews for at least 29 distinctive, internationally circulated journals. His superior level of expertise was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “Working with one of the major global health concerns this century, [client] has dedicated a portion of his research toward understanding kidney disease in obesity […] Working to develop novel and affordable therapies, [client] has focused his research efforts on DPP4 inhibitors, a class of drugs that are already being utilized to treat diabetics for their high blood sugars. Through his research, [he] has provided objective evidence for the utilization of these drugs in obese patients to slow down progression to end -stage kidney disease.” 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 Medicine, 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 just 4 days.