Eb-1A Cases Approved in December 2017
This report includes twelve (12) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in December 2017. 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: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Current Position: | Data Scientist at a technology company |
| 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 500+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 8, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 21, 2017 |
Case #2
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | 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 320+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | February 17, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 18, 2017 |
Case #3
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biochemistry |
| Current Position: | Research Scientist at a medical center |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20 journal papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 710 times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 7, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 15, 2017 |
Case #4
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Research Fellow at a hospital |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 420+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 7, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 16, 2017 |
Case #5
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Genetics |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 5 journal and conference papers Invited to review the works of others 10+ times Cited approximately 100+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 4, 2017 |
Case #6
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Computational Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Assistant Professor 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 2,520+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 19, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 29, 2017 |
Case #7
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Specialist 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 1,090+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 2, 2017 |
Case #8
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Biological Sciences |
| 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: | 5 including 2 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 4, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 7, 2017 |
Case #9
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Plant Systems Biology |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a laboratory |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S. university Published 9 journal papers Consistently invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 250+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 6 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | June 28, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 16, 2017 |
Case #10
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Materials Science |
| Current Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate at a university |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a foreign university Published 20+ journal papers Invited to review the works of others Cited approximately 220+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 7 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | July 20, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 21, 2017 |
Case #11
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Electrical Engineering |
| Current Position: | Device Engineer at a technology company |
| Major Credentials: | Ph.D. from a U.S.university Published 20+ journal and conference papers Consinstely nvited to review the works of others Cited approximately 2,080+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 3 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | December 18, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 28, 2017 |
Case #12
| Case Type: | Eb-1A I-140 |
| Field of Research: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Current Position: | System Modeling Engineer at a software 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 470+ times by other researchers |
| Supporting Letters: | 5 including 4 independent experts |
| Filing Date: | November 24, 2017 |
| Approval Date: | December 1, 2017 |
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