Eb-1A Approvals in September 2015
This report includes thirteen (13) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in September 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 Tiffany Heitman, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Science |
| Current Position: | Research Associate 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 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 2, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 30, 2015 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Polymer Chemistry |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 27, 2014 |
| Approval Date: | September 29, 2015 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Bioinformatics |
| Current Position: | Systems Analyst at a medical research 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 260+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 14, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 14, 2015 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow 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 300+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | May 15, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 21, 2015 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,000+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 22, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 30, 2015 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Medicine |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | M.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 590+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 20, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 16, 2015 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar 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 370 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 26, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 4, 2015 |
Case #8
| 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 20+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,000+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 22, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 24, 2015 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Biology |
| Current Position: | 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 330+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 6, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 23, 2015 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral 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 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 26, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 3, 2015 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Engineer at a semiconductor company |
| 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 410+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 25, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 30, 2015 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Senior Software Engineer at a computer company |
| 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 230+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 2, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 14, 2015 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 4 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | September 11, 2015 |
| Approval Date: | September 21, 2015 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
