Eb-1A Approvals in January 2017
This report includes nineteen (19) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in January 2017. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purposes, a number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold the client’s information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Monica Castellanos, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 630+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 28, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a data storage company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 760+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 29, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 24, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at an investment management company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 17, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 26, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 420+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 2, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 18, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 620+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 26, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 31, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 31, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 430+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 12, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biophysical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 6, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 12, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 50+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 760+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 10, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 17, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electronic and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 760+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 13, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 20, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 340+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 25, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 1,570+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 15, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 23, 2017 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 460+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 27, 2017 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 960+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 31, 2017 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Modelling Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 50+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 490+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 22, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 24, 2017 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 4, 2017 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a consulting and engineering company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 290+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 10, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | January 11, 2017 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 390+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 2, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | January 26, 2017 |
Case #19
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Applied Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 4, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | January 12, 2017 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
