Success Stories: Postdoctoral Fellow in Texas in the Field of Mechanical Engineering Gets EB-1A Approval
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I appreciate your efforts with me in getting my I-140 approved.
General Field: Mechanical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Fellow
National Origin: India
Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)
Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas
Approval Notice Date: May 8, 2014
Processing Time: 10 days (9 days after requesting Premium Processing)
Case Summary:
The client that we had the pleasure of working with in this case was a Postdoctoral Fellow from India in the field of mechanical engineering. His specialized research had focused on the modeling of ultrasound technologies and hydraulic fracturing processes. This work had resulted in 9 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous papers and presentations at national and international conferences. At the time that his case was filed, these publications been cited at least 185 times by independent and leading researchers from prestigious institutions and organizations around the world, indicating the major significance of his work. In addition, he had reviewed 35 manuscripts for distinctive, internationally-circulated journals in his field. The importance of his continued work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “The world benefits from researchers with the capability to provide enhanced ability for medical imaging technologies, and I can think of few researchers with a string of successes in this area as forward -thinking as [his]. He is truly an incredible asset to the contrast enhanced imaging community.” It was our goal to prove that our client qualified for classification as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability given that he sought remain in the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability, 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 10 days.

