EB-1A Cases Approved in July 2009

This report includes seven (7) Eb-1A cases filed by LPY Law Group and approved by the USCIS in July 2009. 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 client’s information strictly confidential.

Compiled and briefed by Lisa Sun, Law Clerk at LPY Law Group.

Case #1:  

Case Type:                   Eb-1A
Field of Research:        Material science
Major Credentials:        Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                     Published 27 papers for journals and conferences
                                     Reviewed papers for journals and science competitions
Supporting Letters:       6 letters including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:                   November 6, 2008
Approval Date:             July 9, 2009

Case #2:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Organic Chemistry
Major Credentials:        Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                     10 publications in journals and conference abstracts
                                     80+ citations from other researchers
                                     Reviewer work for journals
Supporting Letters:       6 letters, including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                   June 18, 2009
Approval Date:             July 16, 2009

Case #3:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Biochemistry
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    10+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    170+ citations from other researchers
                                    Media reports
Supporting Letters:      6 letters including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                  June 18, 2009
Approval Date:            July 12, 2009

Case #4:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Electrical Engineering
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a U.S. university
                                    20+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    60+ citations from other researchers
                                    Reviewer work for journals
Supporting Letters:      5 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                  May 22, 2009
Approval Date:            July 14, 2009

Case #5:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Biomedical Research
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from a foreign university
                                    30+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    110+ citations by other researchers
                                     Principal Investigator on 4 government funded projects
                                     Frequently requested to review works of others for journals and funding proposals
                                     Editor in Chief for books
                                     Editorial Board Member for journals
Supporting Letters:       6 letters, including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:                   June 18, 2009
Approval Date:             July 16, 2009

Case #6:  

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Psychology
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from foreign university
                                    60+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    4 books (one is sole authored, 2 first authored)
                                    Interviewed by and featured on international media sites
                                    Reviewer work for accreditation authorization of universities
                                    Guest editor or Editorial Board Member on 3 journals
Supporting Letters:      5 letters, including 1 independent expert
Filing Date:                  June 9, 2009
Approval Date:            July 28, 2009

Case #7:

Case Type:                  Eb-1A
Field of Research:       Optics
Major Credentials:       Ph.D. from foreign university
                                    40+ publications in journals and conferences
                                    Reviewer work for journals and conferences
                                    Associate Editor and Guest Editor for 2 journals
                                    Senior Member IEEE
Supporting Letters:      6 letters including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:                  July 17, 2009
Approval Date:            July 23, 2009

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