EB-1A Cases Approved in April 2009

This report includes five (5) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in April 2009. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope the 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 client’s information strictly confidential.

Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Senior Legal Assistant at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Computer Engineering
Major Credentials:      Ph. D from a U.S. university
                                   Published 14 journal papers
                                   Cited approximately 160 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:     6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                 February 5, 2009
Approval Date:            April 30, 2009

Case #2:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Nanotechnology
Major Credentials:     Ph. D from a U.S. university
                                  Published 23 journal papers
                                  Frequently invited to review the works of others
Supporting Letters:    6 independent experts
Filing Date:                October 31, 2008
Approval Date:           April 27, 2009

Case #3:

Case Type:                 Eb-1A
Field of Research:      Civil Engineering        
Major Credentials:      Ph. D from a foreign university
                                   Published 61 journal papers
Supporting Letters:     6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                 April 1, 2008
Approval Date:           April 1, 2009

Case #4:  

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Geology
Major Credentials:      Ph. D from a U.S. university
                                   Published 12 journal papers
                                   Other evidence related to research
Supporting Letters:     6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                 November 24, 2008
Approval Date:           April 30, 2009

Case #5:

Case Type:                Eb-1A
Field of Research:     Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology
Major Credentials:     Ph. D. from a foreign university
                                  Published 19 journal papers
                                  Cited approximately 170 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:    6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:                December 4, 2008
Approval Date:          April 1, 2009

For more approved cases, please see http://www.niwus.com/Approvals.html.