Success Stories: Staff Scientist in Missouri in the Field of Gastroenterology Gets EB-1A Approval
Client’s Testimonial:
Thank you so much for your kind effort on my I-140 approval. I was highly elated after seeing the approval notice!
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Staff Scientist
National Origin: India
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
Residence at the Time of Filing: Missouri
Approval Notice Date: May 6, 2014
Processing Time: 8 months, 2 days
The client that we had the opportunity to work with in this case was a Staff Scientist from India in the field of gastroenterology. His work had primarily focused on delineating the role of granulocytes macrophage colony stimulating factors in innate immunity in order to identify novel drug targets against the inflammatory bowel diseases. This work had resulted in at least 9 peer-reviewed scientific articles in leading journals. At the time that his case was filed, these publications been cited at least 198 times by researchers worldwide, indicating the major significance of his work. In addition, he had served on 2 editorial boards forjournals in his field. The significance of his work to the US was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “[His] research is providing much needed insight into how to combat these diseases through innovative means and therefore has received ample recognition from the scientific community. Having relied on this research personally, it is my professional opinion that the continuation of such work is vital for the field of gastroenterology and should be strongly encouraged by the United States.” 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 8 months and 2 days.