Success Stories: With Premium Processing Upgrade, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Field of Psychiatric Medicine Secures EB1-A Approval in Just 9 Days

Client’s Testimonial:

“Thank you very much for the I-140 approval!”

On July 1^st, 2022, we received another EB-1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) approval for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Field of Psychiatric Medicine (Approval Notice).

General Field: Psychiatric Medicine

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Country of Origin: Brazil

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Texas

Approval Notice Date: July 1^st, 2022

Processing Time: 9 days (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

Our client, a postdoctoral research fellow from Brazil, contacted us to help her file an EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition on her behalf. Our objective was to prove to USCIS that she is one of the few leading precision psychiatry experts in psychiatric medicine and that she has achieved a consistent and notable record of success and leverage in this area of investigation. To achieve our goal, we had to go through her credentials thoroughly and discover her research focus, which was to continue her work in the field of psychiatric medicine, focusing on proteomics in psychiatry. We were certain that her research on biomarkers and precision psychiatric medicine addresses some of our nation’s and the world’s most pressing issues, including inflammation and immunological biomarkers in psychiatric disorders, protein markers for biotyping and diagnosing psychiatric disorders, and the efficacy of treatments for mood disorders and schizophrenia. Therefore, we agreed to prepare her EB1A petition by highlighting all the necessary details to secure approval.

Here we are listing a few of the attributes that were added to her petition packet:

Her research has been published in some of the top publication venues in her field, resulting in 74 peer-reviewed scientific articles. These venues are extremely selective with a rigorous peer review process, making publication in them a rare accomplishment achieved by only the very best researchers in the field. She has been published in the following top-ranked journals. Due to its great applicability in the field, her work has been cited 7,528 times by researchers in dozens of countries.
Besides, she has conducted 90 reviews to date. Evidence of her participation as a judge of the work of others in the same field of specialization emphasizes the prestige of her peer review services. In recognition of her extensive expertise in the field, she has been asked to provide peer review for manuscripts submitted to an array of journals. Her reviewing roles in this regard show an appreciation and demand for her editorial acumen and therein provide a strong endorsement of her qualifications as a leading researcher in her field.
In addition to reviewing manuscripts for publication in journals, she has also received funding grants from government funding agencies (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), and the National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC)) to allocate research resources, and as a peer-review of other scientists’ work competing for awards (the Samuel Gershon for Young Investigators and the Society of Biological Psychiatry Travel Award).

“The work that [client] does is incredibly valuable to the United States, and there are few others in the field with her prolific accomplishments and contributions. It is readily apparent that she is a top researcher in her field and a top asset to America.”

The aforementioned excerpt fully supports and is corroborated by one of the four of her recommenders, who are internationally recognized experts in the field and have used her findings in their research endeavors and attested to their influence and major significance. The totality of this evidence authenticates that she has risen to the very top of her field and has sustained both national and international acclaim.

We are super glad that she achieved her EB1A approval just 9 days after we filed her case. We sincerely thank our team for assisting her in establishing to the USCIS that she is comprehensively qualified as an individual of extraordinary ability in the field of psychiatric medicine and can continue her research endeavor in the United States hassle-free.

Histórias de Sucesso: Com Upgrade para Premium Processing, Pós-Doutoranda na Área de Medicina Psiquiátrica Conquista Aprovação do EB1-A em Apenas 9 Dias

Depoimento da Cliente:

“Muito obrigada pela aprovação do I-140!”

Em 1º de julho de 2022, recebemos mais uma aprovação de EB-1A (Estrangeiro de Habilidade Extraordinária) para uma Pós-Doutoranda na área de Medicina Psiquiátrica (Aviso de Aprovação).

Área Geral: Medicina Psiquiátrica
Cargo no Momento da Petição: Pós-Doutoranda
País de Origem: Brasil
Estado de Residência no Momento da Petição: Texas
Data do Aviso de Aprovação: 1º de julho de 2022
Tempo de Processamento: 9 dias (Premium Processing solicitado)

Resumo do Caso:

Nossa cliente, uma pós-doutoranda brasileira, nos procurou para auxiliá-la na preparação de uma petição EB1-A (Estrangeiro de Habilidade Extraordinária). Nosso objetivo era demonstrar ao USCIS que ela está entre o seleto grupo de especialistas líderes em psiquiatria de precisão e que possui um histórico consistente e extraordinário de realizações e impacto nessa área de investigação.

Para isso, analisamos detalhadamente suas credenciais e identificamos seu foco de pesquisa: avançar na medicina psiquiátrica por meio da proteômica em psiquiatria. Estávamos certos de que seu trabalho em biomarcadores e medicina psiquiátrica de precisão aborda questões urgentes nos Estados Unidos e no mundo, incluindo biomarcadores inflamatórios e imunológicos em transtornos psiquiátricos, proteínas para biotipagem e diagnóstico de doenças psiquiátricas e eficácia de tratamentos para transtornos de humor e esquizofrenia. Por isso, elaboramos sua petição EB1-A destacando todos os elementos essenciais para garantir a aprovação.

A seguir, listamos alguns dos aspectos incluídos em sua petição:

- Sua pesquisa foi publicada em alguns dos periódicos mais prestigiados da área, resultando em 74 artigos científicos revisados por pares. Esses periódicos possuem processos altamente seletivos e rigorosos, tornando suas publicações conquistas raras, alcançadas apenas pelos melhores pesquisadores. Devido à grande relevância de seu trabalho, suas publicações receberam 7.528 citações por pesquisadores de dezenas de países.
- Ela também realizou 90 revisões de manuscritos até o momento. Essa atividade demonstra sua participação ativa como avaliadora do trabalho de outros especialistas e reforça o prestígio de sua atuação em serviços de peer review. Sua expertise é tão reconhecida que ela foi convidada repetidas vezes para revisar artigos submetidos a diversos periódicos da área, evidenciando a demanda por sua competência editorial e reforçando suas qualificações como pesquisadora líder.
- Além de revisar manuscritos, ela também recebeu auxílios de fomento de agências governamentais — como o CNPq e o National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) — para alocação de recursos de pesquisa e atuou como avaliadora do trabalho de outros cientistas concorrendo a prêmios como Samuel Gershon for Young Investigators e Society of Biological Psychiatry Travel Award.
- Uma das cartas de recomendação afirmou:

“O trabalho que [cliente] realiza é incrivelmente valioso para os Estados Unidos, e há pouquíssimos profissionais na área com suas realizações e contribuições tão extensas. É evidente que ela é uma das principais pesquisadoras do campo e um grande ativo para o país.”

Essa afirmação é totalmente respaldada pelas quatro cartas de recomendação incluídas no caso, todas escritas por especialistas internacionalmente reconhecidos que utilizaram suas descobertas em suas próprias pesquisas e atestaram sua influência e importância significativa. O conjunto dessas evidências comprova que ela alcançou o topo da sua área e conquistou aclamação nacional e internacional sustentada.

Estamos extremamente satisfeitos por ela ter conquistado a aprovação do EB1A apenas 9 dias após o envio da petição. Agradecemos sinceramente à nossa equipe pelo trabalho exemplar em demonstrar ao USCIS que ela é plenamente qualificada como uma profissional de habilidade extraordinária na área de medicina psiquiátrica e pode continuar suas pesquisas nos Estados Unidos sem obstáculos.

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