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This report includes twenty (20) I-140 cases, mostly NIW and Eb-1A/B, filed by
Liu & Associates and recently approved by the USCIS. We list the basic credentials
of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality
purpose, a letter is assigned in alphabetical order to replace the
petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold
client’s information strictly confidential.
In the past few months, USCIS has diverted some resources to process I-485 and
other high priority cases, and as a result, the processing of I-140 cases has been
significantly delayed. Currently, USCIS is still processing I-140 cases filed in
July 2007 although some cases filed after July 2007 have been adjudicated.
Compiled and briefed by Grace Wang.
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Case #1: Dr. A
Case Type: NIW I-290B Appeal*
Field of Research: Environmental Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 8 journal papers
Published 2 book chapters
Cited approximately 24 times by other researchers
Filing Date: December 11, 2006 (*I-290B appeal sent May 28, 2008)
Approval Date: USCIS re-opened and approved the case on July 3, 2008
*Petitioner/Beneficiary filed the NIW I-140 petition by herself, and retained Liu
and Associates to file I-290B appeal after the case was denied by NSC.
Case #2: Dr. B
Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 21 journal papers
Cited approximately 147 times by other researchers
Invited to review at least 50 articles for
journals/conferences
Supporting Letters: 6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date: July 26, 2007 (*RFE sent June 24, 2008)
Approval Date: July 14, 2008
Case #3: Dr. C
Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 47 journal papers
Holds 1 patent
Cited approximately 350 times by other researchers
Invited to review the work of others 15 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: July 26, 2007
Approval Date: July 9, 2008
Case #4: Dr. D
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Hematology and Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Major Credentials: Ph.D. and M.D. from a foreign university
Published 7 journal papers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 26, 2007
Approval Date: July 29, 2008
Case #5: Dr. E
Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Materials Science
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 300 times by other researchers
Invited to review the work of others 30 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent expert
Filing Date: December 6, 2008
Approval Date: July 25, 2008
Case #6: Dr. F
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Bioinformatics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 15 journal papers with 1 book chapter
Cited approximately 66 times by other researchers
Invited to review for 2 scientific journals
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: April 17, 2007
Approval Date: June 3, 2008
Case #7: Dr. G
Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Neuroscience
Major Credentials: M.D. and Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 14 journal papers
Cited approximately 81 times by other researchers
Invited to review the work of others 11 times
Supporting Letters: 5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date: July 13, 2007
Approval Date: June 17, 2008
Case #8: Dr. H
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Surface Science and Nanotechnology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 38 journal papers
Cited approximately 351 times by other researchers
Invited to review for 3 scientific journals
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: November 19, 2007
Approval Date: June 16, 2008
Case #9: Dr. I
Case Type: Eb-1B I-140
Field of Research: Management Science (Network Systems)
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 11 journal papers
Cited approximately 100 times by other researchers
Invited to review the work of others 4 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 1 independent experts
Filing Date: July 25, 2007
Approval Date: June 4, 2008
Case #10: Dr. J
Case Type: PERM Based EB-2 I-140
Field of Research: Spanish and Portuguese
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Filing Date: September 27, 2007
Approval Date: June 25, 2008
Case #11: Dr. K
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Radiopharmaceutical and Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 25 journal papers
Holds 2 patents
Cited approximately 81 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: March 10, 2008
Approval Date: June 17, 2008
Case #12: Dr. L
Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Bioinformatics and Computational Intelligence
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 13 journal papers
Cited approximately 83 times by other researchers
Invited to review the work of others 9 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 23, 2007
Approval Date: June 2, 2008
Case #13: Dr. M
Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Organic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 18 journal papers
Filed 1 patent application
Cited approximately 191 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 16, 2007
Approval Date: June 9, 2008
Case #14: Dr. N
Case Type: Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Computer Science (Intelligent Information Retrieval)
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 27 book chapters and journal papers
Invited to review 8 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 25, 2007
Approval Date: May 28, 2008
Case #15: Dr. O
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 16 journal papers
Cited approximately 49 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date: July 24, 2007
Approval Date: May 9, 2008
Case #16: Dr. P
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 RFE*
Field of Research: Liver Developmental Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 10 journal papers
Cited approximately 32 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 4 including 2 independent experts for RFE
Filing Date: July 23, 2007 (*RFE sent March 4, 2008)
Approval Date: May 16, 2008
*Client filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.
Case #17: Dr. Q
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 25 journal papers
Cited approximately 381 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 6
Filing Date: July 23, 2007
Approval Date: May 8, 2008
Case #18: Dr. R
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140
Field of Research: Bioinformatics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 13 journal papers
Cited approximately 69 times by other researchers
Invited to review the work of others 9 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 24, 2007
Approval Date: May 12, 2008
Case #19: Dr. S
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW I-140 RFE*
Field of Research: Novel Electrolytes
Major Credentials: Cited approximately 19 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters: 3 independent experts for RFE
Filing Date: November 25, 2006 (*RFE sent April 28, 2008)
Approval Date: May 2, 2008
*Client filed NIW by himself and retained Liu & Associates after receiving RFE.
Case #20: Dr. T
Case Type: Eb-2 NIW/Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Optical Physics
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a U.S. university
Published 10 journal papers
Invited to review papers by journals 4 times
Supporting Letters: 6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date: July 20, 2007 (NIW)/July 14, 2007 (Eb-1A)
Approval Date: May 22, 2008 (NIW)/May 19, 2008 (Eb-1A)