Success Stories: EB-1A Approval Secured In 47 Days For An Assistant Professor Working in the Field of Civil Engineering
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“Thank you very much for your group’s support throughout the whole petition process, it is a good experience to work with your team.”
On July 23rd, 2024, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for an Assistant Professor in the Field of Civil Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Civil Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Professor
Approval Notice Date: July 23rd, 2024
Processing Time: 1 month, 17 days (Premium Processing Requested)
Case Summary:
The North America Immigration Law Group had been hired to assist an assistant professor in filing an EB-1A petition on her behalf. To do so, the petitioner must meet at least 3 of the 6 following criteria.
- Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement.
- Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement.
- Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the noncitizen’s work in the academic field.
- Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field.
- Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field.
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field.
After an investigation into our client’s background, our team determined that she would be able to present a strong case. It thus began to prepare her individualized petition, containing the following details:
- We first noted her respectable publishing record, with 24 peer-reviewed journal articles or abstracts, published in several high-impact journals.
- In addition, her work has been highly cited, with a total of over 499 citations. Her papers are also among the most highly cited within their given fields and year of publication.
- She has also been extremely active in the review process, having previously done 122 peer reviews of her fellow experts’ work, which is a task that is given only to researchers in high regard within the community.
- Her research would also benefit the United States, as her research on models to optimize wastewater and waste management have enabled the better management in urban environments. This would have great implications for the health of the American public and the environment at large.
- 5 fellow experts in the field further provided insight into the significance of her continuing research in the field.
With the arguments presented above, our dedicated team secured approval for our client’s EB-1A petition, in addition to the help of the USCIS’s premium processing service later after filing. We give thanks to our client for putting her trust in our firm and hope for the best in her future endeavors.