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

This report includes six (6) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group 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 LPY Law Group.

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.