Eb-1A Approvals in April 2015
This report includes eighteen (18) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2015. 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 Frances Iyer, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 8 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 580+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 23, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 7, 2015 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 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 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 6, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 9, 2015 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| 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 130+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 14, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 21, 2015 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a government laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ 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 18, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 2, 2015 |
Case #5
| 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 30+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 540+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 26, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 2, 2015 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Research scientist at a chemical company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 530+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 1, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 8, 2015 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Researcher 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 470 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 14, 2015 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Researcher 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 690+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 6, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 16, 2015 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a communications technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 5, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 9, 2015 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Organic Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Researcher 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 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 23, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 29, 2015 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a biotech company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 720+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 9, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 15, 2015 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow 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 910+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 31, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 8, 2015 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 40+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 6, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | April 15, 2015 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Systems Engineering |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 80+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 11, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 7, 2015 |
Case #15
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal paper Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | March 25, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 2, 2015 |
Case #16
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 14, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 23, 2015 |
Case #17
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a government laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 620+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | April 3, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | April 13, 2015 |
Case #18
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Scholar at a cancer center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 7 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 120+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 3, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | April 1, 2015 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
