Success Stories: EB-1A Petition Approved Over a Year after Filing for Planning Engineer from China with 107 Citations
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On May 16th, 2016, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Planning Engineer in the Field of Electric Power Systems (Approval Notice).
General Field: Electric Power Systems
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Planning Engineer
Country of Origin: China
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: New York
Approval Notice Date: May 16th, 2016
Processing Time: 12 months, 19 days (Premium Processing Requested)
Case Summary:
Exactly a year and 19 days after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) filed an EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition on behalf of a Chinese planning engineer, Texas Service Center approved his case. We reckon it would have taken even longer for the USCIS to take action on our client’s petition had he not upgraded it to Premium Processing. Just 3 days after the case was upgraded, our client received notification of case approval.
What did the EB-1A petition contain?
Besides a well-written petition letter and copies of our client’s Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and CV, the EB-1A petition packet was partly composed of data on his various achievements. For instance, we noted the 107 times his research had been cited by other specialists in the field of electric power systems, the 28 times he judged the work of his peers, and the 7 published scientific articles to his name. Furthermore, the petition packet contained six recommendation letters signed by dependent and independent recommenders. These letters aimed to persuade the USCIS that our client’s research on applying probabilistic methods to the evaluation of power system reliability is essential to the progression of the field. Here is what several of these recommenders had to say about our client and his work:
“His well-rounded portfolio of credentials is impressive and has helped him become one of the industry's most prolific researchers.” – Professor (Istanbul, Turkey)
“It is imperative that he be offered the chance to proceed with his research uninterrupted. The power industry is extremely significant to every person, home and business in the United States and [Client] is a forerunner in the area of power system reliability analysis. His research enables power suppliers to predict and account for inevitable component failures and ultimately keep power systems running smoothly.” – Vice Dean (Beijing, China)
“[Client's] outstanding performance is of national value and he has provided markedly influential guidance to the power industry.” – V.P. (New York, USA)
Although we had to raise one service request on our client’s behalf after the case was considered outside the normal processing time—not to mention the very long wait for action to be taken on the case—the road to petition approval was relatively smooth. We congratulate our client for obtaining an EB-1A petition approval and we look forward to helping him with the last step of the green card process: filing an I-485 application.