NIW, EB-1A & EB-1B Cases Approved in June 2009

This report includes six (6) Eb-1A cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in June 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purpose, a numeric number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly confidential.

Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case #1:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    Published 33 journal papers
                                    Frequently invited to review the work of others
                                    Appointed to Technical Program Committee & Session Chair at International Conferences
                                   Cited approximately 140 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:     6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                 December 16, 2008
Approval Date:           June 17, 2009

Case #2:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Physics
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    Published 24 journal papers
                                    Invited to serve as a peer-reviewer for journals
                                    Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:      6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                 June 11, 2009
Approval Date:           June 23, 2009

Case #3:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Philosophy
Major Credentials:       BA from a foreign university
                                    Published 25 journal papers
                                   Sole-authored 5 books& 2 book chapters
                                   Invited to author newspaper articles & Magazine columns
                                   Invited to serve as a peer-reviewer for journals
Supporting Letters:    3
Filing Date:                December 9, 2008
Approval Date:          June 4, 2009

Case #4:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Chemical Engineering
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    Published 15 journal papers
                                    Reviewed papers for journals and conferences
Supporting Letters:      6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                 March 18, 2009
Approval Date:            June 23, 2009

Case #5:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Physics
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    Published 13 journal papers
                                    Frequently invited to review the works of others
Supporting Letters:     6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date:                 November 26, 2008
Approval Date:            June 2, 2009

Case #6:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Medical Research
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                   M.D. from a foreign university
                                   Published 34 journal papers
                                   Cited approximately 120 times by other researchers
                                   Invited as a peer reviewer for journals
Supporting Letters:     5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                 April 29, 2009
Approval Date:           June 23, 2009

For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.