Eb-1A Approvals in December 2016
This report includes fourteen (14) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in December 2016. 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 Monica Castellanos, Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.
Case #1
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Microbiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Scholar 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 280+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 29, 2016 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Epidemiology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 50+ journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 1,750+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 23, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 1, 2016 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Geophysics |
| Current Position: | Geophysicist at an oil and gas company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 10+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 190+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 23, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 23, 2016 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electronics Engineering |
| Current Position: | Associate Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 70+ journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 690 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 6, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 16, 2016 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| 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 310+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 23, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 2, 2016 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Computational Scientist at a research institute |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 40+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 2,600+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 9, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 16, 2016 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 28, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 8, 2016 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Physics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate 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 210+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 30, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 8, 2016 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow 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 510+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 5, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 14, 2016 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Environmental Science |
| Current Position: | Professor at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 150+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 4,520+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 1, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 7, 2016 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Agricultural Sciences |
| Current Position: | Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 30+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 370+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | August 24, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 19, 2016 |
Case #12
| 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 10+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 540+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 21, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 30, 2016 |
Case #13
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| 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 160+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 1, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 29, 2016 |
Case #14
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 30 journal and conference papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 800+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 19, 2016 |
| Approval Date: | December 27, 2016 |
For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.
