EB-1A Approvals in May 2013
This report includes eleven (11) EB-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in May 2013. 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 client’s information strictly confidential.
Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case # 1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate 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 770+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 12, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 5, 2013 |
Case # 2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 6 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 3, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 13, 2013 |
Case # 3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Chief scientific officer of a research and development company |
| Major Credentials: | D.Sc. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 310 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 30, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 6, 2013 |
Case # 4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Paper Science Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 9, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 29, 2013 |
Case # 5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Epidemiology |
| Current Position: | Senior epidemiologist 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 320 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 15, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 31, 2013 |
Case # 6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral research associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 24, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 1, 2013 |
Case # 7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Crop Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 2, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 29, 2013 |
Case # 8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Biology |
| Current Position: | Assistant scientist 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 710+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 25, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 9, 2013 |
Case # 9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Senior software engineer at a software company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 300+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 1, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 7, 2013 |
Case # 10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medicinal Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 320+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 21, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 2, 2013 |
Case # 11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research specialist at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ 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: | May 7, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | May 20, 2013 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
