Success Story: Dual NIW & EB1B Success in Record Time! We Helped a Scientist Get Approval Swiftly with Premium Processing

Posted by wegreened on June 2, 2026 in EB1 Green Card, NIW, Biotechnology

Client’s Testimonial:

"I'm extremely happy to have chosen Chen Immigration Group for filing my visa applications since 2023. I have successfully filed and gotten approved for my NIW EB2 visa in 2023 and, most recently, my EB1B I140. Both my visas were filed under Premium processing, and I received approval within 15 days without any RFE. The team was proactive and very diligent in handling both my cases. I will happily refer them to anyone I know without second thought.”

On August 29^th, 2023, and April 1^st, 2026, we received another I-140 NIW (National Interest Waiver) and EB-1B (Outstanding Professors and Researchers) approvals for a Scientist in the Field of Biotechnology (Approval Notice).

General Field: Biotechnology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Scientist

Country of Origin: India

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: California

Approval Notice Date: August 29^th, 2023 & April 1^st, 2026 (NIW&EB1B)

Processing Time: 12 days (NIW), and 13 days (EB1B) (Premium Processing Requested)

Case Summary:

With an M.S. in Biomedical Sciences, the client built a strong case for both I-140 NIW and I-140 EB-1B approvals through research in biotechnology. Her work has focused on tools for early disease detection and the neurophysiology of temporal lobe epilepsy. At the time of filing, she was working in a scientist role at a biotechnology company, where she continued advancing assay development, biomarker detection, and quantitative research tools. Her case achieved direct Premium Processing approval in just 12 days for the NIW petition and 13 days for the EB-1B petition.

What made this case especially persuasive was the way the evidence showed both scientific impact and practical importance. The client’s record included 5 peer-reviewed journal articles, 4 abstracts, and 1 technical report. Her work had also been cited nearly 300 times, and she had completed at least 5 peer reviews. In adjudicative terms, those numbers were meaningful not simply because they were high, but because they showed that other researchers were actively relying on her findings. The petition further demonstrated that several of her publications had performed exceptionally well relative to others in the field, including work ranked among the top-cited papers for their publication years. That kind of citation context helped show influence beyond ordinary authorship, while her peer review service reflected professional trust in her expertise.

The filing also included 4 recommendation letters supporting the originality and importance of the client’s research. These letters helped explain why her work stood out in the field and why she was well-positioned to continue contributing in the United States.

We are proud that the North America Immigration Law Group (Chen Immigration Law Associates) had the opportunity to assist this client in securing both I-140 NIW and I-140 EB-1B approvals.

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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%