Success Stories: Senior Research Associate in Oregon with 140 Citations to Her Biomedical Research Obtains an EB-1A Petition Approval (PP Upgrade, No RFE)
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On August 29th, 2016, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Senior Research Associate in the Field of Biomedical Research (Approval Notice).
General Field: Biomedical Research
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Senior Research Associate
Country of Origin: China
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Oregon
Approval Notice Date: August 29th, 2016
Processing Time: 42 Days (Premium Processing Requested)
Case Summary:
Thanks to Premium Processing (PP), a senior research associate from China received notification of EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval just 42 days after North America Immigration Law Group (WeGreened.com) filed it for her. Our client paper-filed her case under regular processing and upgraded her case 36 days after the adjudication process begun. Once the USCIS received our client’s upgrade request, they processed her case in 10 days and granted their approval.
With a doctoral degree and a myriad of accomplishments under her belt, our client was a suitable candidate for EB-1A. When we filed the case, her work in the field of biomedical research had resulted in 14 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 1 scientific textbook chapter. Furthermore, her research had gathered 140 citations and she boasted an impressive peer review record: 130 peer reviews conducted for nearly a dozen international scientific journals. To highlight our client’s various achievements, her EB-1A petition packet contained data pertaining to her professional and academic performance in the field. For instance, we incorporated a copy of her Ph.D. degree, an employment letter, and her CV. Admittedly, an important element of her EB-1A petition packet had to do with the six recommendation letters contributed by other experts in the field. One of these experts, a professor based in China, had this to say about our client: “[Client] has demonstrated time and time again her capacity for research accomplishments of the highest caliber.” Another recommender, an associate professor in Australia, noted that “Her work sets the standard for such research in the future, and her successes in the past and her broad range of experience set her apart from her peers.”
Thanks to these recommendation letters and the wealth of information we had gathered on our client, we were able to present a strong EB-1A case to the USCIS. By demonstrating the significance of our client’s research (on the long-term detrimental effects of life-saving neonatal antibiotics, as well as on treatment of cardiovascular disease) to the US medical sector, the USCIS was persuaded to approve her petition. She is now one step closer to a green card, and we wish her the best with this step.