Eb-1A Approvals in March 2014
This report includes fifteen (15) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in March 2014. 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 Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a medical institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 200 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 5, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 6, 2014 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scientist at a university |
| 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 210+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | January 7, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 31, 2014 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 12, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 17, 2014 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pavement Engineering |
| Current Position: | Assistant Research Engineer 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 140+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 6, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 12, 2014 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor 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 270+ times by other researchers worldwide |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 19, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 28, 2014 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 28, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 18, 2014 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mathematical Physics |
| Current Position: | Lecturer at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 7, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 21, 2014 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 12, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 10, 2014 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral 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: | February 4, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 11, 2014 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral 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 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 27, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 12, 2014 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Instructor 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 240+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 17, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 10, 2014 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Visiting Fellow at a research facility |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 510+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 27, 2014 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a research institute |
| 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 460+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 18, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 26, 2014 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Software Engineer at a software corporation |
| 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 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 11, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | March 18, 2014 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomolecular 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 470+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 11, 2013 |
| Approval Date: | March 5, 2014 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
