Success Stories: EB-1A Petition Approved for Chinese Research Engineer in the Field of Electrical Engineering
Client’s Testimonial:
“Hello I received the approval notice of my EB1A case. Thank you so much.”
On July 25th, 2024, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Research Engineer in the Field of Electrical Engineering (Approval Notice).
General Field: Electrical Engineering
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Research Engineer
Country of Origin: China
Approval Notice Date: July 25th, 2024
Processing Time: 5 months, 13 days (Premium Processing Requested)
Case Summary:
The North America Immigration Law Group had been hired to assist an Indian research assistant in filing an EB-1A petition on his 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 he would be able to present a strong case, and thus began to prepare his individualized petition, containing the following details:
- We first noted his publishing record of 14 peer-reviewed articles.
- In addition, his work has been cited a total of 348 times, making him one of the most cited authors in his field.
- He has also been extremely active in the review process, having previously done 80 peer reviews of his fellow experts’ work, which is a task that is given only to researchers in high regard within the community.
- His research would also benefit the United States, as his research focuses on leveraging his power systems domain knowledge for the conception, design, development, and application of software tools to demonstrate concepts, perform analysis, and assist industry practitioners; This research could have great implications for the improvement of the United States’ power grid.
- Two fellow experts in the field further provided insight into the significance of his continuing research in the field, one of whom remarked:
“[Client]’s research is of great interest to efforts to improve energy outcomes, as his work delineates the best strategies to incorporate into modern energy grids that benefit the push for decarbonization and improve energy efficiency.”
Thanks to the efforts of our dedicated team, we were successful in arguing for the approval of his EB-1A petition, later expedited by the premium processing service offered by the USCIS. We are thankful for his faith in our firm and wish him success in his endeavors.