Success Stories: Despite an RFE, a Geospatial Developer with 115 Citations in the Field of Geoinformatics Obtains EB-1A Approval

Posted by wegreened on August 25, 2017 in EB1 Green Card

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you so much for your help, I am very happy to know that. […] Really appreciate your hard work!”

On June 28^th, 2017, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Geospatial Developer in the Field of Geoinformatics (Approval Notice).

General Field: Geoinformatics

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Geospatial Developer

Country of Origin: China

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas

Approval Notice Date: June 28^th, 2017

Processing Time: 107 Days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

Thanks to our diligent efforts, a geospatial developer from China secured EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition approval despite the issuance of a Request for Evidence (RFE). According to the USCIS website, “A request for evidence is made when an application/petition is lacking required documentation/evidence (initial evidence) or the officer needs more documentation/evidence (additional evidence) to determine an applicant's eligibility for the benefit sought.” As soon as we received the RFE, we put together a convincing response that proved the legitimacy and importance of our client’s work on developing new programs and tools for environmental modeling. Not long after, the USCIS approved our client’s petition.

What did the EB1A petition contain?

We were tasked with convincing the USCIS that our client has extraordinary ability in the field of geoinformatics. We went about this by detailing the 10 peer-reviewed journal articles, 7 peer-reviewed conference articles, and 1 book chapter in his name. We also mentioned the 115 times these publications were cited by other researchers. Furthermore, we noted the 16 times our client was invited to conduct peer reviews on behalf of well-known scientific journals.

To reinforce our client’s EB1A petition, we included letters of support contributed by other geoinformatics professionals. According to one of them: “[Client’s] unremittent work in the United States is paramount to the continued health of the geoinformatics field and to the successful management and evaluation of water resources and landforms, both in the United States and abroad.”

We congratulate our client for procuring EB1A approval, and we wish him the best as adjusts his status for permanent residence using our complimentary D.I.Y. Packet.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%