Success Stories: EB1B Approval for a Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor in 79 days

Posted by wegreened on June 4, 2013 in EB1 Green Card, Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering)

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On May 23rd, 2013, we received another EB1B Approval for an Assistant Professor in the field of Mechanical Engineering (Approval Notice)

General Field: Mechanical Engineering Position at the Time of Case Filing: Assistant Professor Petitioner: A large, public California university National Origin: China State Residing at the Time of Filing: California Approval Notice Date: May 23, 2013 Processing Time: 79 days

Case Summary:

The average processing time for I-140 cases is four to six months. But on many occasions, we have had cases approved far faster than the average processing time.

At Chen Immigration Law Associates, we recently received an EB1B approval for an assistant professor in the field of mechanical engineering. The beneficiary's outstanding ability and high level of skills background, impressive record of achievement provided a strong case for his EB1B petition. His work mainly focused on energy technology, specifically on elucidating the extremely complex combustion process of traditional fossil fuels, as well as developing alternative synthetic fuels and fossil fuel surrogates in order to increase energy efficiency and generate energy in a sustainable way. His research work has resulted in at least 7 peer-reviewed scholarly articles published in leading journals in the field and 5 conference articles. Furthermore, the beneficiary had a total of 116 citations by researchers around the world for his publications before filing the petition. The petitioner in this case is a premier university in the state of California, and one of the most prestigious research institutions in the nation. Our beneficiary's outstanding expertise is summarized in a quote by a fellow researcher, “[The Beneficiary] will undoubtedly be a huge asset to any country in which he chooses to reside. His education and previous contribution have put him in a position to completely reformulate the world’s current fuel sources and technologies, which will in turn reduce the transportation industry’s impact on the environment.” It was our goal to prove that this beneficiary qualifies for classification as an alien of outstanding professor or researcher given the international recognition for his outstanding achievements.

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North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) is a U.S. immigration law firm dedicated to representing corporations, research institutions, and individuals from all 50 U.S. states regarding I-140 immigration petitions. We specialize in employment-based immigration petition and have a proven record of high success rate for the categories of: EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver), EB1-A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability), EB1-B (Outstanding Researcher/Professor) and O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability).

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%